Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$48,025
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$10,745
18.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,361
Louisiana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Louisiana — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$58,770
Kept after tax
$48,025
Worth in national money
$54,361
State rank
41
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Louisiana pays this job a middle wage of $58,770, 41 of 51 states and about 8.13% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 484 occupations Louisiana reports figures for, this is number 205.
- Louisiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $58,770 the take-home is $48,025; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $54,361 would nationally. The average lands at $58,170, below the middle of the range.
- Louisiana's $58,770 median for elementary school teachers, except special education places it 41 of 51 states, about 8.13% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- In Louisiana's occupational distribution, elementary school teachers, except special education sits at 205 of 484 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Post-tax income for elementary school teachers, except special education in Louisiana, on $58,770, is $48,025 — equivalent to $54,361 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $58,170 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $58,770 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,380 |
| This salary | $58,770 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Louisiana | $48,025 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $49,402 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,523 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $57,056 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,260 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $58,770 as a midpoint for Louisiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $46,680 and the ninetieth is $76,380 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $48,025, from $58,770, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 205 of 484 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $54,361, the adjusted value of that $58,770 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Louisiana. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 205 of 484 locally.
- The Louisiana median of $58,770 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $46,680 to $76,380. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Louisiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $48,025 from $58,770. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 205 of 484 locally.
- This $54,361 adjusted figure, worked from $58,770, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 205 of 484 in the state. The occupation ranks 205 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $46,680 at the tenth percentile, $76,380 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Louisiana sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $54,361 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Louisiana then takes its own share, leaving $48,025.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,680 to $76,380) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Louisiana rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Louisiana's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $54,361 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $48,025 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Louisiana income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.