Louisiana lawmakers plan $1,000 pay raises for K-12 teachers, doubling previous proposal

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1. Average teacher pay in Louisiana

is $50,923, as compared to the average $56,791 that a full-time non-teaching worker makes in Louisiana, according to Business.org. Regionally, teachers make about $10K more than Louisiana teachers. Almost 30% of Louisiana teachers have Master's degrees.

A thousand dollars, which amounts to $5.55 per day of a 180-day school year, is a slap in the face to people who are constantly micromanaged in their professional practice, and who commit countless personal time to work-related endeavor (grading and lesson planning).