High school teacher · New Orleans, LA
High school teacher in New Orleans: $1,091/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median high school teacher wage in New Orleans at $60,750 a year. About 2,860 high school teacher jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $48,810 and the 90th is $77,090. Pay ranks 279th-highest of 369 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,223/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,091 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houma, about 76 miles away, at $1,206 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,091
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,750
$48,810 to $77,090
Rent (1 bd)
$1,223
$1,456 (2 bd)
Employment
2,860
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
279th of 369
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, high school teacher pay of $60,750.
- Taxes$946
- Rent$1,223
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$1,091
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,750
- Federal income tax
- −$5,252
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,647
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,448
- Take-home pay
- $49,404
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,223
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $498
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,026
Left over each month
$5,063 gross, minus $946 in tax and $3,026 in living costs.
$1,091
Rank every metro for a high school teacher
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houma, $1,206/mo.
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Questions
What does a high school teacher make in New Orleans?
$60,750 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,860 high school teacher jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a high school teacher in New Orleans?
$1,091 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,223, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a high school teacher keep more?
Houma, about 76 miles away, leaves $1,206 a month, more than New Orleans.