Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Baton Rouge, LA
Median annual salary
$59,310
-7% vs US median ($63,970)
Worth after local cost of living
$68,885
cost index 86.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baton Rouge, LA
| 10th percentile | $48,340 |
| 25th percentile | $49,710 |
| Median (50th) | $59,310 |
| 75th percentile | $62,090 |
| 90th percentile | $77,500 |
| Mean | $61,540 |
| Employed in metro | 4,450 |
A Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Baton Rouge, LA earns a median of $59,310 per year. That is 7% below the national median of $63,970 for this occupation. Because Baton Rouge, LA has a cost index of 86.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $68,885 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $69,599, median gross rent $1,135/mo, and the median home value $241,100. See the full Baton Rouge, LA cost-of-living profile.