Elementary school teacher · Houma, LA
Elementary school teacher in Houma: $1,051/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Houma at $58,780 a year. About 750 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.00). The 10th percentile is $50,590 and the 90th is $60,470. Pay ranks 294th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,068/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,051 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 208 miles away, at $1,371 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,051
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,780
$50,590 to $60,470
Rent (1 bd)
$1,068
$1,272 (2 bd)
Employment
750
Location quotient 1.00
Pay rank
294th 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 $58,780.
- Taxes$908
- Rent$1,068
- Other living costs$1,871
- Left over$1,051
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,780
- Federal income tax
- −$5,015
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,497
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,388
- Take-home pay
- $47,880
- Effective tax rate
- 18.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,068
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,939
Left over each month
$4,898 gross, minus $908 in tax and $2,939 in living costs.
$1,051
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 Houma?
$58,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 750 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Houma?
$1,051 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,068, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Beaumont, about 208 miles away, leaves $1,371 a month, more than Houma.