Elementary school teacher · Baton Rouge, LA
Elementary school teacher in Baton Rouge: $1,094/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Baton Rouge at $59,310 a year. About 4,450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $48,340 and the 90th is $77,500. Pay ranks 285th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,065/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,094 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 248 miles away, at $1,484 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,094
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,310
$48,340 to $77,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,065
$1,268 (2 bd)
Employment
4,450
Location quotient 1.22
Pay rank
285th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $59,310.
- Taxes$918
- Rent$1,065
- Other living costs$1,865
- Left over$1,094
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,310
- Federal income tax
- −$5,079
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,537
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,404
- Take-home pay
- $48,290
- Effective tax rate
- 18.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,065
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,930
Left over each month
$4,943 gross, minus $918 in tax and $2,930 in living costs.
$1,094
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 Baton Rouge?
$59,310 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,450 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Baton Rouge?
$1,094 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,065, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Longview, about 248 miles away, leaves $1,484 a month, more than Baton Rouge.