High school teacher · Houma, LA

High school teacher in Houma: $1,206/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Houma at $61,180 a year. About 380 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $50,510 and the 90th is $61,180. Pay ranks 265th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× 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 $1,206 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 208 miles away, at $1,568 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,206

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$61,180

$50,510 to $61,180

Rent (1 bd)

$1,068

$1,272 (2 bd)

Employment

380

Location quotient 0.67

Pay rank

265th of 369

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.8×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $61,180.

Taxes$954
Rent$1,068
Other living costs$1,871
Left over$1,206

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $61,180
Federal income tax: −$5,303
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,680
State income tax (LA): −$1,460
Take-home pay: $49,736
Effective tax rate: 18.7%

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

$5,098 gross, minus $954 in tax and $2,939 in living costs.

$1,206

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 Houma?

$61,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Houma?

$1,206 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,068, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.

Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?

Beaumont, about 208 miles away, leaves $1,568 a month, more than Houma.