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Teachers and Instructors, All Other salary in New Orleans, LA

The median teachers and instructors, all other in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $59,500 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,017 a month.

10th percentile
$23,610
25th percentile
$39,450
Median percentile
$59,500
75th percentile
$69,270
90th percentile
$79,570

Based on 380 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

$48,203 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,500
Federal income tax−$4,960
Social Security + Medicare−$4,552
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,785
Monthly take-home$4,017
Every two weeks$1,854

Does it go far here?

$64,257Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
30%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

All teachers and instructors, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana