SOC 25-2032 · Educational Instruction and Library Occupations · May 2025

How much do Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Baton Rouge, LA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Baton Rouge, LA is $61,490. The 10th percentile is $50,760 and the 90th percentile is $79,850. Employment is 210.

Median annual wage

$61,490

10th percentile
$50,760
25th percentile
$50,760
Median
$61,490
75th percentile
$66,510
90th percentile
$79,850
Mean
$63,380

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates. BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly wages are not published.

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Percentile spread

For Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School, the published 10th percentile is $50,760 and the 90th percentile is $79,850. The difference is $29,090, which is 47.3% 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 $50,760 to the 75th at $66,510, covers $15,750.

The mean annual wage is $63,380, which sits above the median of $61,490. 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 Baton Rouge, LA median is 7.2% lower than the national median of $66,270 for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,735, which is 2.2% 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 $61,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baton Rouge, LA is 90.780, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School at $67,735 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 3rd of 9 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).).

  • Lafayette, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $58,700 and employment of 50. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,310, against $67,735 here.
  • Hattiesburg, MS is 122 miles away, with a median of $50,900 and employment of 100. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,083, against $67,735 here.
  • New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $62,730 and employment of 140. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,745, against $67,735 here.

Employment share

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (210 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (111,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School make in Baton Rouge, LA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School in Baton Rouge, LA is $61,490. The 10th percentile is $50,760 and the 90th percentile is $79,850. Employment is 210.

How does that compare with the national median for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School?

The local median is 7.2% lower than the national median of $66,270.

What is Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School pay in Baton Rouge, LA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baton Rouge, LA is 90.780, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,490 is $67,735. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Baton Rouge, LA compare with nearby metros for Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School?

Lafayette, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 70 miles away, at $58,700. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 3rd of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.