Teacher Salary at West Baton Rouge Parish
Port Allen, Louisiana · West Baton Rouge Parish
Estimated salary range
$41,000–$71,000
Estimated annual teacher salary range at West Baton Rouge Parish
Estimate only. Actual district salary schedules are negotiated by contract and vary by step (years of service) and lane (degree / credit hours). Contact West Baton Rouge Parish directly for the exact schedule.
How we estimated this
- State baseline: Louisiana average teacher salary is $54,419 (NEA Rankings & Estimates 2023–24). Entry BS step-1 averages $40,500.
- District adjustment: Per-pupil spending data not yet available for West Baton Rouge Parish — estimate uses the Louisiana state baseline directly.
- Cost of living: Louisiana cost-of-living index is 91.3 (BEA Regional Price Parities; national average = 100). High-COL states tend to pay more in nominal terms, but real purchasing power may not track.
- Range bounds: Lower bound = entry BS step-1 (a new hire with a bachelor's degree and no district experience). Upper bound ≈ MA + 30 credits at top of step ladder. The exact ceiling depends on each district's specific schedule.
About West Baton Rouge Parish
- Enrollment
- 4,153 students
- Schools
- 10
- Teachers
- 408.3
- Student / teacher ratio
- 10.2 : 1
- Title I status
- eligible
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Open teaching positions at West Baton Rouge Parish
28 open positions right now at West Baton Rouge Parish.
- 22 certificated teaching
- 3 paraprofessional
- 1 substitute