Elementary school teacher · Lake Charles, LA
Elementary school teacher in Lake Charles: $502/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Lake Charles at $51,520 a year. About 1,090 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.20). The 10th percentile is $48,270 and the 90th is $60,680. Pay ranks 334th-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $502 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 187 miles away, at $1,484 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$502
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,520
$48,270 to $60,680
Rent (1 bd)
$1,149
$1,368 (2 bd)
Employment
1,090
Location quotient 1.20
Pay rank
334th of 377
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, elementary school teacher pay of $51,520.
- Taxes$771
- Rent$1,149
- Other living costs$1,871
- Left over$502
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,520
- Federal income tax
- −$4,144
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,941
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,171
- Take-home pay
- $42,264
- Effective tax rate
- 18.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,149
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,020
Left over each month
$4,293 gross, minus $771 in tax and $3,020 in living costs.
$502
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 Lake Charles?
$51,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,090 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Lake Charles?
$502 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Longview, about 187 miles away, leaves $1,484 a month, more than Lake Charles.