Elementary school teacher · Hammond, LA
Elementary school teacher in Hammond: $396/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Hammond at $47,470 a year. About 610 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.43). The 10th percentile is $45,340 and the 90th is $59,220. Pay ranks 371st-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($997/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $396 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 229 miles away, at $1,371 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$396
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,470
$45,340 to $59,220
Rent (1 bd)
$997
$1,187 (2 bd)
Employment
610
Location quotient 1.43
Pay rank
371st of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $47,470.
- Taxes$695
- Rent$997
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$396
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,470
- Federal income tax
- −$3,658
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,631
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,049
- Take-home pay
- $39,132
- Effective tax rate
- 17.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $997
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,865
Left over each month
$3,956 gross, minus $695 in tax and $2,865 in living costs.
$396
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,371/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Hammond?
$47,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 610 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Hammond?
$396 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $997, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Beaumont, about 229 miles away, leaves $1,371 a month, more than Hammond.