Elementary School Teacher salary in New Orleans, LA

Based on 34 certified H-1B filings in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Terrytown, Kenner, Metairie, Gretna.

Also listed as: Elementary Bilingual Teacher

Median salary$54,114
Middle 50%$47.2k–$58k
vs. national median−12%comparison median $61,479
Filings34FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $43,630 and $63,774.
PercentileSalary
10th$44,053
25th$47,210
50th (median)$54,114
75th$58,000
90th$60,160

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $50k $60k FY2021: median $47,679 (12 filings) FY2022: median $49,300 (13 filings) FY2023: median $51,800 (13 filings) FY2024: median $55,000 (18 filings) FY2025: median $47,210 (18 filings) FY2026: median $56,500 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 12 filings FY21 FY2022: 13 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 18
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––7
FY2021$47,679$42,930$49,09112
FY2022$49,300$47,080$51,25013
FY2023$51,800$47,760$52,80013
FY2024$55,000$49,423$55,00018
FY2025$47,210$45,040$55,37518
FY2026$56,500$50,692$58,25016

Cost of living

New Orleans's median Elementary School Teacher salary of $54,114 is worth about $58,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New Orleans = 92.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in the New Orleans, LA area earned a median of $60,350 in May 2025 (4,400 employed). The H-1B median here is $54,114, 10% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Jefferson Parish Schools$58,00015
Lycee Francais Nouvelle Orleans$47,21010
Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle-Orleanstoo few5
International School of Louisianatoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $53,364 28
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$47,950$53,36428

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.