How much do Special Education Teachers, Preschool make in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Percentile spread

For Special Education Teachers, Preschool, the published 10th percentile is $40,610 and the 90th percentile is $96,940. The difference is $56,330, which is 95.2% 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 $53,020 to the 75th at $61,200, covers $8,180.

The mean annual wage is $59,850, which sits above the median of $59,140. 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is 8.8% lower than the national median of $64,830 for Special Education Teachers, Preschool. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,868, which is 1.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4% higher than the Louisiana median of $56,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 92.597, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Special Education Teachers, Preschool at $63,868 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Special Education Teachers, Preschool. New Orleans-Metairie, LA ranks 1st of 2 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).).

• Baton Rouge, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $56,620 and employment of 170. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,371, against $63,868 here.

Employment share

Special Education Teachers, Preschool accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in New Orleans-Metairie, LA (170 of 445,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (29,510 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.01 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.