Elementary school teacher · Lafayette, LA
Elementary school teacher in Lafayette: $374/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Lafayette at $47,770 a year. About 950 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $46,350 and the 90th is $60,600. Pay ranks 368th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,052/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $374 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 225 miles away, at $1,484 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$374
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,770
$46,350 to $60,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,052
$1,252 (2 bd)
Employment
950
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
368th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $47,770.
- Taxes$701
- Rent$1,052
- Other living costs$1,854
- Left over$374
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,770
- Federal income tax
- −$3,694
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,654
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,058
- Take-home pay
- $39,364
- Effective tax rate
- 17.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,052
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $549
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,906
Left over each month
$3,981 gross, minus $701 in tax and $2,906 in living costs.
$374
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 Lafayette?
$47,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 950 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Lafayette?
$374 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,052, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Longview, about 225 miles away, leaves $1,484 a month, more than Lafayette.