High school teacher · Lafayette, LA
High school teacher in Lafayette: $373/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Lafayette at $47,750 a year. About 490 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.40). The 10th percentile is $43,130 and the 90th is $62,660. Pay ranks 368th-highest of 369 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 $373 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 124 miles away, at $1,568 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$373
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,750
$43,130 to $62,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,052
$1,252 (2 bd)
Employment
490
Location quotient 0.40
Pay rank
368th of 369
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, high school teacher pay of $47,750.
- Taxes$700
- Rent$1,052
- Other living costs$1,854
- Left over$373
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,750
- Federal income tax
- −$3,692
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,653
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,058
- Take-home pay
- $39,348
- 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
$3,979 gross, minus $700 in tax and $2,906 in living costs.
$373
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 Lafayette?
$47,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 490 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Lafayette?
$373 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 high school teacher keep more?
Beaumont, about 124 miles away, leaves $1,568 a month, more than Lafayette.