Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Louisiana

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Louisiana have a median of $58,770 a year, below the national $63,970 (−8%); the state ranks 41st of 51 states by median. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education earn 29% more than the median across all occupations in Louisiana ($45,520). Among neighbouring states, Texas pays more (up to $62,760 in Texas) and Arkansas and Mississippi pay less (down to $49,790 in Mississippi). Louisiana employs 22,060 elementary school teachers, except special education, 11.4 per 1,000 jobs, the 24th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.28 means the occupation is more concentrated in Louisiana than nationally.

Louisiana vs the United States, May 2025

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Louisiana and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
LouisianaHourly******22,06011.401.28
Annual$46,680$49,110$58,770$61,850$76,380$58,170
United StatesHourly******1,388,390––
Annual$47,960$57,710$63,970$81,450$104,340$72,650
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k10th10th: $46,680$46,68025th25th: $49,110$49,110MedianMedian: $58,770$58,77075th75th: $61,850$61,85090th90th: $76,380$76,380US median
Louisiana annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
41st of 51 states
Rank by employment
24th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.28
Jobs per 1,000
11.40

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Louisiana's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Louisiana

10 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Louisiana publish a row for elementary school teachers, except special education, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA*$61,850$48,130$99,9402,28013.991.57
New Orleans-Metairie, LA*$60,350$47,010$75,5504,4009.881.11
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA*$59,850$51,200$71,9402,08021.152.37
Baton Rouge, LA*$59,310$48,340$77,5004,45010.861.22
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA*$58,780$50,590$60,4707508.961.00
Lake Charles, LA*$51,520$48,270$60,6801,09010.701.20
Monroe, LA*$50,300$37,670$59,2501,25014.291.60
Alexandria, LA*$47,950$47,950$56,83068011.281.26
Lafayette, LA*$47,770$46,350$60,6009505.270.59
Hammond, LA*$47,470$45,340$59,22061012.731.43
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area*$57,450$47,910$81,1801,24015.491.73
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area*$49,650$36,660$78,05098015.641.75
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area*$47,280$45,100$77,9301,32016.961.90

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Louisiana*$58,77022,0601.28
Arkansas*$52,70012,5901.08
Mississippi*$49,79011,0601.07
Texas*$62,760116,2600.93

See the national page for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (every state ranked) and the Louisiana wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Louisiana estimates.

*
Wage estimate not available.
  • Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
  • Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.