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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in New Orleans, LA

The median career/technical education teachers, secondary school in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $62,730 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,225 a month.

10th percentile
$47,660
25th percentile
$60,510
Median percentile
$62,730
75th percentile
$77,710
90th percentile
$98,700

Based on 140 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

$50,702 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,730
Federal income tax−$5,348
Social Security + Medicare−$4,799
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,882
Monthly take-home$4,225
Every two weeks$1,950

Does it go far here?

$67,745Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
29%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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