Paycheck Atlas

Buyers and Purchasing Agents salary in Houma, LA

The median buyers and purchasing agents in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $59,010 a year, 24% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,985 a month.

10th percentile
$42,360
25th percentile
$50,110
Median percentile
$59,010
75th percentile
$75,940
90th percentile
$90,040

Based on 210 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

$47,824 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,010
Federal income tax−$4,901
Social Security + Medicare−$4,514
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,770
Monthly take-home$3,985
Every two weeks$1,839

Does it go far here?

$69,340Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).
25%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

All buyers and purchasing agents salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana