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Special Education Teachers, Secondary School salary in New Orleans, LA

The median special education teachers, secondary school in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $61,630 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,154 a month.

10th percentile
$50,820
25th percentile
$57,670
Median percentile
$61,630
75th percentile
$61,630
90th percentile
$77,200

Based on 360 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

$49,851 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,630
Federal income tax−$5,216
Social Security + Medicare−$4,715
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,849
Monthly take-home$4,154
Every two weeks$1,917

Does it go far here?

$66,557Median 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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