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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Louisiana

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in Louisiana earns $78,710 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,153 a month.

10th percentile
$45,640
25th percentile
$60,360
Median percentile
$78,710
75th percentile
$102,020
90th percentile
$190,640

Based on 720 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$61,841 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,710
Federal income tax−$8,486
Social Security + Medicare−$6,021
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$2,361
Monthly take-home$5,153
Every two weeks$2,379

Does it go far here?

$89,233Median pay in Louisiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.2 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisiana

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$350,920
Family Medicine Physicians$255,330
Nurse Anesthetists$222,130
Dentists, General$170,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,850
Petroleum Engineers$139,640
Chemical Engineers$134,800
Industrial Production Managers$133,210

All art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana