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2026-27 · State salary guide

LouisianaTeacher salary schedules 2026-27

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Starting pay$47,400
Top pay$85,250

Lowest published bachelor’s starting pay → highest published maximum across degree lanes in the districts below. Years and eligibility vary.

Average salary
$56,785NEA 2024-25
Starting salary
$46,850NEA 2024-25
State minimum
Not publishedSee state terms
Districts sourced
9Official schedules

Louisiana teachers averaged $56,785 in 2024-25 per NEA, 49th in the nation, and the average starting salary was $46,850.

Louisiana teachers averaged $56,785 in 2024-25 per NEA, 49th in the nation, and the average starting salary was $46,850. The state no longer sets a minimum salary schedule; each parish school board adopts its own. Among the largest districts, 2026-27 bachelor's starting pay runs from $47,400 in Livingston Parish to $56,000 in East Baton Rouge, which also has the highest master's maximum, $80,830.

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Experience × education

Your pay, step by step.

Read across from your credited step to your degree lane. These are published observations; missing steps are not estimated.

Lafayette Parish School System

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Lafayette Parish School System · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$50,000$51,750$55,000
1$50,500$52,268$55,550
2$51,000$52,785$56,100
3$51,500$53,303$56,650
4$52,000$53,820$57,200
5$52,500$54,338$57,750
6$53,000$54,855$58,300
7$53,500$55,373$58,850
8$54,000$55,890$59,400
9$54,500$56,408$59,950
10$55,000$56,925$60,500
11$55,500$57,443$61,050
12$56,000$57,960$61,600
13$56,500$58,478$62,150
14$57,000$58,995$62,700
15$57,500$59,513$63,250
16$58,000$60,030$63,800
17$58,500$60,548$64,350
18$59,000$61,065$64,900
19$59,500$61,583$65,450
20$60,000$62,100$66,000
21$60,500$62,618$66,550
22$61,000$63,135$67,100
23$61,500$63,653$67,650
24$62,000$64,170$68,200
25$62,500$64,688$68,750
26$63,000$65,205$69,300
27$63,500$65,723$69,850
28$64,000$66,240$70,400
29$64,500$66,758$70,950
30$65,000$67,275$71,500
31$65,500$67,793$72,050
32$66,000$68,310$72,600
33$66,500$68,828$73,150
34$67,000$69,345$73,700
35$67,500$69,863$74,250
36$68,000$70,380$74,800
37$68,500$70,898$75,350
38$69,000$71,415$75,900
39$69,500$71,933$76,450
40$70,000$72,450$77,000
41$70,500$72,968$77,550
42$71,000$73,485$78,100
43$71,500$74,003$78,650
44$72,000$74,520$79,200
45$72,500$75,038$79,750
46$73,000$75,555$80,300
47$73,500$76,073$80,850
48$74,000$76,590$81,400
49$74,500$77,108$81,950
50$75,000$77,625$82,500
51$75,500$78,143$83,050
52$76,000$78,660$83,600
53$76,500$79,178$84,150
54$77,000$79,695$84,700
55$77,500$80,213$85,250

East Baton Rouge Parish School System

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East Baton Rouge Parish School System · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$56,000$57,500$59,500
1$56,560$58,060$60,060
2$57,126$58,626$60,626
3$57,697$59,197$61,197
4$58,274$59,774$61,774
5$58,857$60,357$62,357
6$59,445$60,945$62,945
7$60,040$61,540$63,540
8$60,640$62,140$64,140
9$61,246$62,746$64,746
10$61,859$63,359$65,359
11$62,477$63,977$65,977
12$63,102$64,602$66,602
13$63,733$65,233$67,233
14$64,371$65,871$67,871
15$65,014$66,514$68,514
16$65,664$67,164$69,164
17$66,321$67,821$69,821
18$66,984$68,484$70,484
19$67,654$69,154$71,154
20$68,331$69,831$71,831
21$69,014$70,514$72,514
22$69,704$71,204$73,204
23$70,401$71,901$73,901
24$71,105$72,605$74,605
25$71,816$73,316$75,316
26$72,534$74,034$76,034
27$73,260$74,760$76,760
28$73,992$75,492$77,492
29$74,732$76,232$78,232
30$75,480$76,980$78,980
31$76,234$77,734$79,734
32$76,997$78,497$80,497
33$77,767$79,267$81,267
34$78,544$80,044$82,044
35$79,330$80,830$82,830

St. Tammany Parish Public Schools

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St. Tammany Parish Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$51,533$52,048$53,593
1$52,033$52,548$54,093
2$52,533$53,048$54,593
3$53,033$53,548$55,093
4$53,533$54,048$55,593
5$54,033$54,548$56,093
6$54,533$55,048$56,593
7$55,033$55,548$57,093
8$55,533$56,048$57,593
9$56,033$56,548$58,093
10$56,533$57,048$58,593
11$57,033$57,548$59,093
12$57,533$58,048$59,593
13$58,033$58,548$60,093
14$58,533$59,048$60,593
15$59,033$59,548$61,093
16$59,533$60,048$61,593
17$60,033$60,548$62,093
18$60,533$61,048$62,593
19$61,033$61,548$63,093
20$61,533$62,048$63,593
21$62,033$62,548$64,093
22$62,533$63,048$64,593
23$63,033$63,548$65,093
24$63,533$64,048$65,593
25$64,033$64,548$66,093
26$64,533$65,048$66,593
27$65,033$65,548$67,093
28$65,533$66,048$67,593
29$66,033$66,548$68,093
30$66,533$67,048$68,593
31$67,033$67,548$69,093
32$67,533$68,048$69,593
33$68,033$68,548$70,093
34$68,533$69,048$70,593
35$69,033$69,548$71,093
36$69,533$70,048$71,593
37$70,033$70,548$72,093
38$70,533$71,048$72,593
39$71,033$71,548$73,093
40$71,533$72,048$73,593
41$72,033$72,548$74,093
42$72,533$73,048$74,593
43$73,033$73,548$75,093
44$73,533$74,048$75,593
45$74,033$74,548$76,093

Bossier Parish Schools

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Bossier Parish Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$53,509$55,009$57,759
1$54,022$55,522$58,272
2$54,540$56,040$58,790
3$55,063$56,563$59,313
4$55,592$57,092$59,842
5$56,126$57,626$60,376
6$56,665$58,165$60,915
7$57,210$58,710$61,460
8$57,760$59,260$62,010
9$58,316$59,816$62,566
10$58,877$60,377$63,127
11$59,387$60,887$63,637
12$59,902$61,402$64,152
13$60,421$61,921$64,671
14$60,945$62,445$65,195
15$61,474$62,974$65,724
16$62,007$63,507$66,257
17$62,545$64,045$66,795
18$63,088$64,588$67,338
19$63,636$65,136$67,886
20$64,189$65,689$68,439
21$64,685$66,185$68,935
22$65,185$66,685$69,435
23$65,689$67,189$69,939
24$66,197$67,697$70,447
25$66,709$68,209$70,959
26$67,225$68,725$71,475
27$67,745$69,245$71,995
28$68,269$69,769$72,519
29$68,798$70,298$73,048
30$69,331$70,831$73,581

Caddo Parish Public Schools

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Caddo Parish Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$50,207$52,478$55,884
1$50,861$53,132$56,538
2$51,525$53,795$57,201
3$52,197$54,468$57,873
4$52,879$55,149$58,555
5$53,570$55,840$59,246
6$54,270$56,541$59,947
7$54,982$57,252$60,658
8$55,702$57,973$61,379
9$56,434$58,704$62,110
10$57,175$59,445$62,851
11$57,926$60,197$63,603
12$58,687$60,958$64,364
13$58,687$60,958$64,364
14$59,461$61,732$65,137
15$59,461$61,732$65,137
16$60,245$62,515$65,921
17$60,245$62,515$65,921
18$61,040$63,310$66,716
19$61,040$63,310$66,716
20$61,845$64,116$67,521
21$61,845$64,116$67,521
22$62,662$64,933$68,339
23$62,662$64,933$68,339
24$63,491$65,762$69,168
25$63,491$65,762$69,168
26$64,332$66,602$70,008
27$64,332$66,602$70,008
28$65,183$67,454$70,859
29$65,183$67,454$70,859
30$66,047$68,317$71,723

Calcasieu Parish School Board

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Calcasieu Parish School Board · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
1$48,761$50,761$55,561
2$48,986$50,986$55,786
3$49,211$51,211$56,011
4$49,436$51,436$56,236
5$49,661$51,661$56,461
6$49,886$51,886$56,686
7$50,111$52,111$56,911
8$50,336$52,336$57,136
9$50,561$52,561$57,361
10$50,786$52,786$57,586
11$51,086$53,086$57,886
12$51,386$53,386$58,186
13$51,686$53,686$58,486
14$51,986$53,986$58,786
15$52,286$54,286$59,086
16$52,586$54,586$59,386
17$52,886$54,886$59,686
18$53,186$55,186$59,986
19$53,486$55,486$60,286
20$53,786$55,786$60,586
21$54,186$56,186$60,986
22$54,586$56,586$61,386
23$54,986$56,986$61,786
24$55,386$57,386$62,186
25$55,786$57,786$62,586
26$56,186$58,186$62,986
27$56,586$58,586$63,386
28$56,986$58,986$63,786
29$57,386$59,386$64,186
30$57,786$59,786$64,586
31$58,186$60,186$64,986
32$58,586$60,586$65,386
33$58,986$60,986$65,786
34$59,386$61,386$66,186
35$59,786$61,786$66,586
36$60,186$62,186$66,986
37$60,586$62,586$67,386
38$60,986$62,986$67,786
39$61,386$63,386$68,186
40$61,786$63,786$68,586
41$62,186$64,186$68,986
42$62,586$64,586$69,386
43$62,986$64,986$69,786
44$63,386$65,386$70,186
45$63,786$65,786$70,586
46$64,186$66,186$70,986
47$64,586$66,586$71,386

Ascension Parish Schools

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Ascension Parish Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$52,033$53,063$53,578
1$52,548$53,578$54,093
2$53,063$54,093$54,608
3$53,578$54,608$55,123
4$54,093$55,123$55,638
5$54,608$55,638$56,153
6$55,226$56,256$56,771
7$55,844$56,874$58,513
8$56,462$57,492$59,142
9$57,080$58,110$59,774
10$57,698$58,728$60,605
11$58,419$59,449$61,569
12$59,140$60,170$62,530
13$59,861$61,037$63,614
14$60,582$61,899$64,473
15$61,303$62,700$65,331
16$62,024$63,618$66,193
17$62,024$63,780$66,357
18$62,359$64,180$66,758
19$63,233$65,115$67,603
20$63,308$65,253$67,793
21$63,308$65,253$67,793
22$64,008$65,953$68,493
23$64,008$65,953$68,493
24$64,008$65,953$68,493
25$64,187$65,953$68,493
26$64,702$66,447$69,099
27$64,702$66,468$69,120
28$64,850$66,945$69,597
29$64,968$67,123$69,837
30$64,989$67,144$69,858
31$65,504$67,659$70,373
32$65,645$67,864$70,637
33$65,645$67,864$70,637
34$65,645$67,864$70,637
35$65,645$67,864$70,637
36$66,145$68,364$71,137
37$66,145$68,364$71,137
38$66,145$68,364$71,137
39$66,145$68,364$71,137
40$66,145$68,364$71,137

Jefferson Parish Schools

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Jefferson Parish Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount. Doctorate pay not published in this schedule.
StepBachelor’sMaster’s
0$53,000$53,500
1$53,500$54,000
2$54,000$54,500
3$54,500$55,000
4$55,000$55,500
5$55,500$56,000
6$56,000$56,500
7$56,500$57,000
8$57,000$57,500
9$57,500$58,000
10$58,000$58,500
11$58,500$59,000
12$59,000$59,500
13$59,500$60,000
14$60,000$60,500
15$60,500$61,000
16$61,000$61,500
17$61,500$62,000
18$62,000$62,500
19$62,500$63,000
20$63,000$63,500
21$63,500$64,000
22$64,000$64,500
23$64,500$65,000
24$65,000$65,500
25$66,000$66,500

Livingston Parish Public Schools

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Livingston Parish Public Schools · 2026-27 · Annual base salary by published step. Darker cells indicate higher pay; every cell shows its amount.
StepBachelor’sMaster’sDoctorate
0$47,400$47,900$49,400
1$47,750$48,250$49,750
2$48,100$48,600$50,100
3$48,450$48,950$50,450
4$48,800$49,300$50,800
5$49,250$49,750$51,250
6$49,700$50,200$51,700
7$50,150$50,650$52,150
8$50,600$51,100$52,600
9$51,050$51,550$53,050
10$51,500$52,000$53,500
11$51,950$52,450$53,950
12$52,450$53,950$56,950
13$52,950$54,450$57,450
14$53,450$54,950$57,950
15$53,950$55,450$58,450
16$54,450$55,950$58,950
17$54,950$56,450$59,450
18$55,450$56,950$59,950
19$55,950$57,450$60,450
20$56,450$57,950$60,950
21$56,950$58,450$61,450
22$57,450$58,950$61,950
23$57,950$59,450$62,450
24$58,450$59,950$62,950
25$58,950$60,450$63,450
26$59,450$60,950$63,950
27$59,950$61,450$64,450
28$60,450$61,950$64,950
29$60,950$62,450$65,450
30$61,450$62,950$65,950

District pay rankings.

Ranked by highest published maximum across degree lanes. Annual base pay, by education level. Years and contract terms can differ; open each schedule before comparing.

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Louisiana district salary comparison
Official source
Lafayette Parish School SystemLafayette2026-27$50,000$51,750$77,500$80,213$85,250Schedule ↗ for Lafayette Parish School System
East Baton Rouge Parish School SystemBaton Rouge2026-27$56,000$57,500$79,330$80,830$82,830Schedule ↗ for East Baton Rouge Parish School System
St. Tammany Parish Public SchoolsCovington2026-27$51,533$52,048$74,033$74,548$76,093Schedule ↗ for St. Tammany Parish Public Schools
Bossier Parish SchoolsBenton2026-27$53,509$55,009$69,331$70,831$73,581Schedule ↗ for Bossier Parish Schools
Caddo Parish Public SchoolsShreveport2026-27$50,207$52,478$66,047$68,317$71,723Schedule ↗ for Caddo Parish Public Schools
Calcasieu Parish School BoardLake Charles2026-27$48,761$50,761$64,586$66,586$71,386Schedule ↗ for Calcasieu Parish School Board
Ascension Parish SchoolsDonaldsonville2026-27$52,033$53,063$66,145$68,364$71,137Schedule ↗ for Ascension Parish Schools
Jefferson Parish SchoolsHarvey2026-27$53,000$53,500$66,000$66,500Not publishedSchedule ↗ for Jefferson Parish Schools
Livingston Parish Public SchoolsLivingston2026-27$47,400$47,900$61,450$62,950$65,950Schedule ↗ for Livingston Parish Public Schools

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Starting pay to top pay

Largest districts included in this guide, sorted by published top pay. Starting pay is the bachelor’s entry rate; top pay is the highest published maximum across degree lanes.

━ Bachelor’s start▨ Top pay · all degree lanes
Lafayette Parish School System2026-27

BA start $50,000

Top $85,250

East Baton Rouge Parish School System2026-27

BA start $56,000

Top $82,830

St. Tammany Parish Public Schools2026-27

BA start $51,533

Top $76,093

Bossier Parish Schools2026-27

BA start $53,509

Top $73,581

Caddo Parish Public Schools2026-27

BA start $50,207

Top $71,723

Calcasieu Parish School Board2026-27

BA start $48,761

Top $71,386

Ascension Parish Schools2026-27

BA start $52,033

Top $71,137

Jefferson Parish Schools2026-27

BA start $53,000

Top $66,500

Livingston Parish Public Schools2026-27

BA start $47,400

Top $65,950

NOLA Public Schools (Orleans Parish)Year not published

Schedule not published

Annual base salary on a shared zero-based scale. Top pay can require advanced qualifications and many years of service. Missing values are not zero.
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Published district pay
DistrictYearBA startTop pay
Lafayette Parish School System2026-27$50,000$85,250
East Baton Rouge Parish School System2026-27$56,000$82,830
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools2026-27$51,533$76,093
Bossier Parish Schools2026-27$53,509$73,581
Caddo Parish Public Schools2026-27$50,207$71,723
Calcasieu Parish School Board2026-27$48,761$71,386
Ascension Parish Schools2026-27$52,033$71,137
Jefferson Parish Schools2026-27$53,000$66,500
Livingston Parish Public Schools2026-27$47,400$65,950
NOLA Public Schools (Orleans Parish)Not publishedNot publishedNot published

Experience & progression

How pay grows by step

Bachelor’s lane · 5 districts with numeric step data

$0k$20k$40k$60k$80k014284155Experience stepJefferson Parish Schools: step 0, $53,000Jefferson Parish Schools: step 1, $53,500Jefferson Parish Schools: step 2, $54,000Jefferson Parish Schools: step 3, $54,500Jefferson Parish Schools: step 4, $55,000Jefferson Parish Schools: step 5, $55,500Jefferson Parish Schools: step 6, $56,000Jefferson Parish Schools: step 7, $56,500Jefferson Parish Schools: step 8, $57,000Jefferson Parish Schools: step 9, $57,500Jefferson Parish Schools: step 10, $58,000Jefferson Parish Schools: step 11, $58,500Jefferson Parish Schools: step 12, $59,000Jefferson Parish Schools: step 13, $59,500Jefferson Parish Schools: step 14, $60,000Jefferson Parish Schools: step 15, $60,500Jefferson Parish Schools: step 16, $61,000Jefferson Parish Schools: step 17, $61,500Jefferson Parish Schools: step 18, $62,000Jefferson Parish Schools: step 19, $62,500Jefferson Parish Schools: step 20, $63,000Jefferson Parish Schools: step 21, $63,500Jefferson Parish Schools: step 22, $64,000Jefferson Parish Schools: step 23, $64,500Jefferson Parish Schools: step 24, $65,000Jefferson Parish Schools: step 25, $66,000East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 0, $56,000East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 1, $56,560East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 2, $57,126East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 3, $57,697East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 4, $58,274East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 5, $58,857East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 6, $59,445East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 7, $60,040East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 8, $60,640East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 9, $61,246East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 10, $61,859East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 11, $62,477East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 12, $63,102East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 13, $63,733East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 14, $64,371East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 15, $65,014East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 16, $65,664East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 17, $66,321East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 18, $66,984East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 19, $67,654East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 20, $68,331East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 21, $69,014East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 22, $69,704East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 23, $70,401East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 24, $71,105East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 25, $71,816East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 26, $72,534East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 27, $73,260East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 28, $73,992East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 29, $74,732East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 30, $75,480East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 31, $76,234East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 32, $76,997East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 33, $77,767East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 34, $78,544East Baton Rouge Parish School System: step 35, $79,330St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 0, $51,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 1, $52,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 2, $52,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 3, $53,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 4, $53,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 5, $54,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 6, $54,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 7, $55,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 8, $55,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 9, $56,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 10, $56,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 11, $57,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 12, $57,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 13, $58,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 14, $58,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 15, $59,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 16, $59,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 17, $60,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 18, $60,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 19, $61,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 20, $61,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 21, $62,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 22, $62,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 23, $63,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 24, $63,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 25, $64,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 26, $64,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 27, $65,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 28, $65,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 29, $66,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 30, $66,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 31, $67,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 32, $67,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 33, $68,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 34, $68,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 35, $69,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 36, $69,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 37, $70,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 38, $70,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 39, $71,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 40, $71,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 41, $72,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 42, $72,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 43, $73,033St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 44, $73,533St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: step 45, $74,033Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 0, $50,207Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 1, $50,861Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 2, $51,525Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 3, $52,197Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 4, $52,879Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 5, $53,570Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 6, $54,270Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 7, $54,982Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 8, $55,702Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 9, $56,434Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 10, $57,175Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 11, $57,926Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 12, $58,687Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 13, $58,687Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 14, $59,461Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 15, $59,461Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 16, $60,245Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 17, $60,245Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 18, $61,040Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 19, $61,040Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 20, $61,845Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 21, $61,845Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 22, $62,662Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 23, $62,662Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 24, $63,491Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 25, $63,491Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 26, $64,332Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 27, $64,332Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 28, $65,183Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 29, $65,183Caddo Parish Public Schools: step 30, $66,047Lafayette Parish School System: step 0, $50,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 1, $50,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 2, $51,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 3, $51,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 4, $52,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 5, $52,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 6, $53,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 7, $53,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 8, $54,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 9, $54,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 10, $55,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 11, $55,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 12, $56,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 13, $56,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 14, $57,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 15, $57,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 16, $58,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 17, $58,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 18, $59,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 19, $59,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 20, $60,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 21, $60,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 22, $61,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 23, $61,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 24, $62,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 25, $62,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 26, $63,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 27, $63,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 28, $64,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 29, $64,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 30, $65,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 31, $65,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 32, $66,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 33, $66,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 34, $67,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 35, $67,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 36, $68,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 37, $68,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 38, $69,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 39, $69,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 40, $70,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 41, $70,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 42, $71,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 43, $71,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 44, $72,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 45, $72,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 46, $73,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 47, $73,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 48, $74,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 49, $74,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 50, $75,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 51, $75,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 52, $76,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 53, $76,500Lafayette Parish School System: step 54, $77,000Lafayette Parish School System: step 55, $77,500
  • Jefferson Parish Schools2026-27
  • East Baton Rouge Parish School System2026-27
  • St. Tammany Parish Public Schools2026-27
  • Caddo Parish Public Schools2026-27
  • Lafayette Parish School System2026-27
Lines connect published observations, not estimated salaries for missing steps. A step is not always a year of service. District placement rules and schedule years vary.
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DistrictStepAnnual pay
Jefferson Parish Schools0$53,000
Jefferson Parish Schools1$53,500
Jefferson Parish Schools2$54,000
Jefferson Parish Schools3$54,500
Jefferson Parish Schools4$55,000
Jefferson Parish Schools5$55,500
Jefferson Parish Schools6$56,000
Jefferson Parish Schools7$56,500
Jefferson Parish Schools8$57,000
Jefferson Parish Schools9$57,500
Jefferson Parish Schools10$58,000
Jefferson Parish Schools11$58,500
Jefferson Parish Schools12$59,000
Jefferson Parish Schools13$59,500
Jefferson Parish Schools14$60,000
Jefferson Parish Schools15$60,500
Jefferson Parish Schools16$61,000
Jefferson Parish Schools17$61,500
Jefferson Parish Schools18$62,000
Jefferson Parish Schools19$62,500
Jefferson Parish Schools20$63,000
Jefferson Parish Schools21$63,500
Jefferson Parish Schools22$64,000
Jefferson Parish Schools23$64,500
Jefferson Parish Schools24$65,000
Jefferson Parish Schools25$66,000
East Baton Rouge Parish School System0$56,000
East Baton Rouge Parish School System1$56,560
East Baton Rouge Parish School System2$57,126
East Baton Rouge Parish School System3$57,697
East Baton Rouge Parish School System4$58,274
East Baton Rouge Parish School System5$58,857
East Baton Rouge Parish School System6$59,445
East Baton Rouge Parish School System7$60,040
East Baton Rouge Parish School System8$60,640
East Baton Rouge Parish School System9$61,246
East Baton Rouge Parish School System10$61,859
East Baton Rouge Parish School System11$62,477
East Baton Rouge Parish School System12$63,102
East Baton Rouge Parish School System13$63,733
East Baton Rouge Parish School System14$64,371
East Baton Rouge Parish School System15$65,014
East Baton Rouge Parish School System16$65,664
East Baton Rouge Parish School System17$66,321
East Baton Rouge Parish School System18$66,984
East Baton Rouge Parish School System19$67,654
East Baton Rouge Parish School System20$68,331
East Baton Rouge Parish School System21$69,014
East Baton Rouge Parish School System22$69,704
East Baton Rouge Parish School System23$70,401
East Baton Rouge Parish School System24$71,105
East Baton Rouge Parish School System25$71,816
East Baton Rouge Parish School System26$72,534
East Baton Rouge Parish School System27$73,260
East Baton Rouge Parish School System28$73,992
East Baton Rouge Parish School System29$74,732
East Baton Rouge Parish School System30$75,480
East Baton Rouge Parish School System31$76,234
East Baton Rouge Parish School System32$76,997
East Baton Rouge Parish School System33$77,767
East Baton Rouge Parish School System34$78,544
East Baton Rouge Parish School System35$79,330
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools0$51,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools1$52,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools2$52,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools3$53,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools4$53,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools5$54,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools6$54,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools7$55,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools8$55,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools9$56,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools10$56,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools11$57,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools12$57,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools13$58,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools14$58,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools15$59,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools16$59,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools17$60,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools18$60,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools19$61,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools20$61,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools21$62,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools22$62,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools23$63,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools24$63,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools25$64,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools26$64,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools27$65,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools28$65,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools29$66,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools30$66,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools31$67,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools32$67,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools33$68,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools34$68,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools35$69,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools36$69,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools37$70,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools38$70,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools39$71,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools40$71,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools41$72,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools42$72,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools43$73,033
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools44$73,533
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools45$74,033
Caddo Parish Public Schools0$50,207
Caddo Parish Public Schools1$50,861
Caddo Parish Public Schools2$51,525
Caddo Parish Public Schools3$52,197
Caddo Parish Public Schools4$52,879
Caddo Parish Public Schools5$53,570
Caddo Parish Public Schools6$54,270
Caddo Parish Public Schools7$54,982
Caddo Parish Public Schools8$55,702
Caddo Parish Public Schools9$56,434
Caddo Parish Public Schools10$57,175
Caddo Parish Public Schools11$57,926
Caddo Parish Public Schools12$58,687
Caddo Parish Public Schools13$58,687
Caddo Parish Public Schools14$59,461
Caddo Parish Public Schools15$59,461
Caddo Parish Public Schools16$60,245
Caddo Parish Public Schools17$60,245
Caddo Parish Public Schools18$61,040
Caddo Parish Public Schools19$61,040
Caddo Parish Public Schools20$61,845
Caddo Parish Public Schools21$61,845
Caddo Parish Public Schools22$62,662
Caddo Parish Public Schools23$62,662
Caddo Parish Public Schools24$63,491
Caddo Parish Public Schools25$63,491
Caddo Parish Public Schools26$64,332
Caddo Parish Public Schools27$64,332
Caddo Parish Public Schools28$65,183
Caddo Parish Public Schools29$65,183
Caddo Parish Public Schools30$66,047
Lafayette Parish School System0$50,000
Lafayette Parish School System1$50,500
Lafayette Parish School System2$51,000
Lafayette Parish School System3$51,500
Lafayette Parish School System4$52,000
Lafayette Parish School System5$52,500
Lafayette Parish School System6$53,000
Lafayette Parish School System7$53,500
Lafayette Parish School System8$54,000
Lafayette Parish School System9$54,500
Lafayette Parish School System10$55,000
Lafayette Parish School System11$55,500
Lafayette Parish School System12$56,000
Lafayette Parish School System13$56,500
Lafayette Parish School System14$57,000
Lafayette Parish School System15$57,500
Lafayette Parish School System16$58,000
Lafayette Parish School System17$58,500
Lafayette Parish School System18$59,000
Lafayette Parish School System19$59,500
Lafayette Parish School System20$60,000
Lafayette Parish School System21$60,500
Lafayette Parish School System22$61,000
Lafayette Parish School System23$61,500
Lafayette Parish School System24$62,000
Lafayette Parish School System25$62,500
Lafayette Parish School System26$63,000
Lafayette Parish School System27$63,500
Lafayette Parish School System28$64,000
Lafayette Parish School System29$64,500
Lafayette Parish School System30$65,000
Lafayette Parish School System31$65,500
Lafayette Parish School System32$66,000
Lafayette Parish School System33$66,500
Lafayette Parish School System34$67,000
Lafayette Parish School System35$67,500
Lafayette Parish School System36$68,000
Lafayette Parish School System37$68,500
Lafayette Parish School System38$69,000
Lafayette Parish School System39$69,500
Lafayette Parish School System40$70,000
Lafayette Parish School System41$70,500
Lafayette Parish School System42$71,000
Lafayette Parish School System43$71,500
Lafayette Parish School System44$72,000
Lafayette Parish School System45$72,500
Lafayette Parish School System46$73,000
Lafayette Parish School System47$73,500
Lafayette Parish School System48$74,000
Lafayette Parish School System49$74,500
Lafayette Parish School System50$75,000
Lafayette Parish School System51$75,500
Lafayette Parish School System52$76,000
Lafayette Parish School System53$76,500
Lafayette Parish School System54$77,000
Lafayette Parish School System55$77,500

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Salary in context

Louisiana average$56,785
NEA 2024-25 · Source
State minimumNot published
See state minimum terms below · Source
National average$74,495
Reporting year not published · Source
Average pay describes the workforce; a minimum is a floor subject to state rules. These measures can cover different years and are not equivalent starting offers.
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State and national salary measures
MeasureAmountContext
Louisiana average$56,785NEA 2024-25
State minimumNot publishedSee state minimum terms below
National average$74,495Reporting year not published

State minimum salary

Louisiana has no statewide minimum teacher salary schedule. The former minimum-salary laws (R.S. 17:421 and 17:421.3) were repealed by Act 1 of 2012, effective July 1, 2012. R.S. 17:418 now requires each school board to adopt and publish its own salary schedule by June 30 each year, based on effectiveness, demand and experience, with no single factor counting for more than 50%. NEA average salary and average starting salary are FY 2024-25. Districts are the 10 largest school systems by the Louisiana Department of Education's October 1, 2025 enrollment count (statewide Type 2 charters excluded). Figures are base pay for each district's standard teacher calendar (172 to 183 days), so day counts differ between districts.

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