Elementary school teacher · Alexandria, LA
Elementary school teacher in Alexandria: $645/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Alexandria at $47,950 a year. About 680 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.26). The 10th percentile is $47,950 and the 90th is $56,830. Pay ranks 366th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $645 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 147 miles away, at $1,484 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$645
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,950
$47,950 to $56,830
Rent (1 bd)
$803
$956 (2 bd)
Employment
680
Location quotient 1.26
Pay rank
366th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $47,950.
- Taxes$704
- Rent$803
- Other living costs$1,844
- Left over$645
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,950
- Federal income tax
- −$3,716
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,668
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,064
- Take-home pay
- $39,503
- Effective tax rate
- 17.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $803
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,647
Left over each month
$3,996 gross, minus $704 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.
$645
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $1,484/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Alexandria?
$47,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 680 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Alexandria?
$645 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Longview, about 147 miles away, leaves $1,484 a month, more than Alexandria.