Software Engineer salary in Lafayette, LA

Based on 78 certified H-1B filings in the Lafayette, LA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Youngsville, Abbeville, Maurice.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$87,000
Middle 50%$83.3k–$110k
vs. national median−37%comparison median $139,194
Filings78FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $80,787 and $179,622.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,262
25th$83,262
50th (median)$87,000
75th$110,000
90th$131,457

Salary by year

Median salary

$60k $85k $110k FY2020: median $72,771 (58 filings) FY2021: median $87,000 (105 filings) FY2022: median $94,008 (130 filings) FY2023: median $100,000 (88 filings) FY2024: median $100,202 (98 filings) FY2025: median $87,000 (54 filings) FY2026: median $85,650 (24 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 58 filings FY20 FY2021: 105 filings FY21 FY2022: 130 filings FY22 FY2023: 88 filings FY23 FY2024: 98 filings FY24 FY2025: 54 filings FY25 FY2026: 24 filings FY26 130
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$72,771$70,491$84,91958
FY2021$87,000$71,843$97,000105
FY2022$94,008$73,114$103,250130
FY2023$100,000$82,000$110,00088
FY2024$100,202$80,323$110,96298
FY2025$87,000$86,216$110,00054
FY2026$85,650$83,262$101,86124

Cost of living

Lafayette's median Software Engineer salary of $87,000 is worth about $99,800 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Lafayette = 87.2).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Developers in the Lafayette, LA area earned a median of $109,010 in May 2025 (660 employed). The H-1B median here is $87,000, 20% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
CGI$86,21650
Cigna-Evernorth Servicestoo few3
CVS Healthtoo few2
Apex Innovationstoo few2
Stullertoo few2
Withtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II $86,216 58
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$86,216$86,21658

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.