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Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Louisiana

The median criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary in Louisiana earns $82,100 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,344 a month.

10th percentile
$51,150
25th percentile
$68,010
Median percentile
$82,100
75th percentile
$103,030
90th percentile
$123,310

Based on 70 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

$64,124 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,100
Federal income tax−$9,232
Social Security + Medicare−$6,281
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$2,463
Monthly take-home$5,344
Every two weeks$2,466

Does it go far here?

$93,077Median pay in Louisiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.2 vs 100).
20%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 criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana