High school teacher · Alexandria, LA
High school teacher in Alexandria: $696/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Alexandria at $48,740 a year. About 610 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.49). The 10th percentile is $48,740 and the 90th is $65,580. Pay ranks 362nd-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $696 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 131 miles away, at $1,568 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$696
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,740
$48,740 to $65,580
Rent (1 bd)
$803
$956 (2 bd)
Employment
610
Location quotient 1.49
Pay rank
362nd of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $48,740.
- Taxes$719
- Rent$803
- Other living costs$1,844
- Left over$696
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,740
- Federal income tax
- −$3,810
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,729
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,087
- Take-home pay
- $40,114
- Effective tax rate
- 17.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $803
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,647
Left over each month
$4,062 gross, minus $719 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.
$696
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,568/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in Alexandria?
$48,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 610 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Alexandria?
$696 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Beaumont, about 131 miles away, leaves $1,568 a month, more than Alexandria.