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Biological Technicians salary in Houma, LA

The median biological technicians in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $36,090 a year, 37% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,508 a month.

10th percentile
$34,690
25th percentile
$34,690
Median percentile
$36,090
75th percentile
$58,430
90th percentile
$79,440

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$30,096 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,090
Federal income tax−$2,151
Social Security + Medicare−$2,761
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,083
Monthly take-home$2,508
Every two weeks$1,158

Does it go far here?

$42,407Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,014 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houma, LA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,200
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$103,780
Managers, All Other$102,130
Registered Nurses$75,740
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$68,620
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$67,400
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,030
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$62,260

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