Elementary school teacher · Slidell, LA
Elementary school teacher in Slidell: $999/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median elementary school teacher wage in Slidell at $59,850 a year. About 2,080 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.37). The 10th percentile is $51,200 and the 90th is $71,940. Pay ranks 272nd-highest of 377 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,236/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $999 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 70 miles away, at $1,094 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$999
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,850
$51,200 to $71,940
Rent (1 bd)
$1,236
$1,471 (2 bd)
Employment
2,080
Location quotient 2.37
Pay rank
272nd 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 $59,850.
- Taxes$929
- Rent$1,236
- Other living costs$1,824
- Left over$999
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,850
- Federal income tax
- −$5,144
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,579
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,421
- Take-home pay
- $48,707
- Effective tax rate
- 18.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,236
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,060
Left over each month
$4,988 gross, minus $929 in tax and $3,060 in living costs.
$999
Rank every metro for a elementary school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $1,094/mo.
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Questions
What does a elementary school teacher make in Slidell?
$59,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,080 elementary school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a elementary school teacher in Slidell?
$999 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,236, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a elementary school teacher keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 70 miles away, leaves $1,094 a month, more than Slidell.