High school teacher · Monroe, LA
High school teacher in Monroe: $1,251/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in Monroe at $58,590 a year. About 760 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $48,830 and the 90th is $61,550. Pay ranks 325th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($860/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,251 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 220 miles away, at $1,568 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,251
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,590
$48,830 to $61,550
Rent (1 bd)
$860
$1,024 (2 bd)
Employment
760
Location quotient 1.27
Pay rank
325th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $58,590.
- Taxes$905
- Rent$860
- Other living costs$1,867
- Left over$1,251
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,590
- Federal income tax
- −$4,992
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,482
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,383
- Take-home pay
- $47,733
- Effective tax rate
- 18.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $860
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,727
Left over each month
$4,883 gross, minus $905 in tax and $2,727 in living costs.
$1,251
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 Monroe?
$58,590 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 760 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in Monroe?
$1,251 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $860, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Beaumont, about 220 miles away, leaves $1,568 a month, more than Monroe.