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Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary salary in New Orleans, LA

The median art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $82,750 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,380 a month.

10th percentile
$39,940
25th percentile
$62,190
Median percentile
$82,750
75th percentile
$190,620
90th percentile
$193,430

Based on 350 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

$64,562 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,750
Federal income tax−$9,375
Social Security + Medicare−$6,330
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$2,483
Monthly take-home$5,380
Every two weeks$2,483

Does it go far here?

$89,366Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,217 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Orleans, LA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$326,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,620
Industrial Production Managers$147,980
Financial Managers$134,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$131,570
Pharmacists$128,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$127,030
Nurse Practitioners$124,800

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