SOC 25-2023 · Baton Rouge, LA metro

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School Salary in Baton Rouge, LA

The average salary for career/technical education teachers, middle school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is $56,530 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $53,180: half of the 30 people in this job in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,590).

$56,530average per year

Median $53,180Take-home ≈ $46,292

  • $51K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

30people in this job
-21%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Louisiana metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School pay range in Baton Rouge

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $61,860 or more. The middle half of career/technical education teachers, middle school in Baton Rouge earn between $50,600 and $61,860.

  • $51K10th
  • $51K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $62K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,530$4,711—
Median$53,180$4,432—
Entry level (25th percentile)$50,600$4,217—
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,860$5,155—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School pay in Baton Rouge vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Career/technical education teachers, middle school in Baton Rouge earn about the same as the Louisiana average ($54,960) and 21% less than the U.S. average ($71,590). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $65,030.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Baton Rouge$56,530$53,180$50,600$61,86030
Louisiana$54,960$56,440$19,070$77,890120
United States$71,590$65,030$49,200$101,89016,870

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary after taxes in Baton Rouge

On the average salary of $56,530, a single filer in Baton Rouge takes home about $46,292 a year, or $3,858 a month and $1,780 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Baton Rouge a good place for career/technical education teachers, middle school? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Baton Rouge area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.8), so the average $56,530 buys what about $62,271 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Baton Rouge ($48,710). A typical home costs $248,176, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary in other Louisiana cities

Baton Rouge ranks 1st of 2 Louisiana metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salaries in Louisiana

Highest-paying cities for career/technical education teachers, middle school

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($105,720).

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary by city

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Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School salary in Baton Rouge: questions

What is the entry-level career/technical education teachers, middle school salary in Baton Rouge?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $50,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $50,600, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the career/technical education teachers, middle school take-home pay in Baton Rouge?

About $46,292 a year ($3,858 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,530.

Do career/technical education teachers, middle school earn more in Baton Rouge than elsewhere?

The average here is 21% less than the U.S. average for this job ($71,590).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-2023; area Baton Rouge, LA (12940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).

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