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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Louisiana

The median engineering teachers, postsecondary in Louisiana earns $125,930 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,797 a month.

10th percentile
$76,040
25th percentile
$100,850
Median percentile
$125,930
75th percentile
$131,560
90th percentile
$165,090

Based on 300 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

$93,561 take-home a year
Gross pay$125,930
Federal income tax−$18,957
Social Security + Medicare−$9,634
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$3,778
Monthly take-home$7,797
Every two weeks$3,599

Does it go far here?

$142,766Median pay in Louisiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.2 vs 100).
14%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 engineering teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana