Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$93,948
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$31,983
25.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$106,342
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
$125,930
Kept after tax
$93,948
Worth in national money
$106,342
State rank
8
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Louisiana pays this job a middle wage of $125,930, ranking 8 of 48 states and sitting about 15.25% above the national middle.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Louisiana. It ranks 15 out of 484 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $125,930 you keep $93,948, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $106,342 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $122,940, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Louisiana's median for engineering teachers, postsecondary is $125,930, about 15.25% above the national figure and 8 of 48 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Within Louisiana, engineering teachers, postsecondary ranks 15 of 484 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After federal, FICA and Louisiana income tax, retained pay for engineering teachers, postsecondary on $125,930 is $93,948. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $106,342 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $122,940 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $76,040 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $125,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $165,090 |
| This salary | $125,930 |
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 | $93,948 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $97,339 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$6,173 |
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 | $120,991 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$8,776 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of engineering teachers, postsecondary in Louisiana earn under $125,930 and half over. The published range runs $76,040 at the tenth percentile to $165,090 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $93,948, from $125,930, 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 15 of 484 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Louisiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $106,342, the adjusted value of that $125,930 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 15 of 484 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for engineering teachers, postsecondary in Louisiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $76,040 to $165,090; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Louisiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $93,948 from $125,930. 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 15 of 484 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $106,342 — the adjusted value of that $125,930 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 15 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $76,040 at the bottom tenth to $165,090 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Louisiana is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $106,342 in national terms.
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 $93,948.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($76,040 to $165,090) 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 $106,342 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 $93,948 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.