Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $79K, rent takes 23.4% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,191/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new biological science teachers, postsecondaries typically earn — is $56K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,343/month. At HUD’s $1,191/month FMR, rent would take 36% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $79K locally vs. $85K nationally, a 7% difference.

Louisiana pays $79K median vs. the U.S. average of $85K — that’s -7%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 87.28), the purchasing-power equivalent is $91K — still ahead of the national median.

The median is $79,010 a year. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $55,710, and experienced biological science teachers, postsecondaries can clear $167,040. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,099/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,191/month, which eats 23.4% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Louisiana has a Regional Price Parity of 87.28 (100 is the national average). That's below average, your money stretches further here than the raw salary number suggests. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median biological science teachers, postsecondary salary is worth about $90,525 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.