How much do Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary make in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA?

Percentile spread

For Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $59,030 and the 90th percentile is $122,870. The difference is $63,840, which is 80.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $67,880 to the 75th at $102,020, covers $34,140.

The mean annual wage is $90,770, which sits above the median of $78,970. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Shreveport-Bossier City, LA median is 0.4% higher than the national median of $78,620 for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $93,162, which is 18.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% higher than the Louisiana median of $78,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 84.766, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,970 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary at $93,162 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ranks 2nd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Tyler, TX is 89 miles away, with a median of $61,250 and employment of 80. That median is 22.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,463, against $93,162 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 190 miles away, with a median of $76,810 and employment of 1,770. That median is 2.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,508, against $93,162 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 193 miles away, with a median of $77,510 and employment of 100. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,878, against $93,162 here.