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Computer Programmers salary in Houma, LA

The median computer programmers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $71,590 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,754 a month.

10th percentile
$50,860
25th percentile
$54,040
Median percentile
$71,590
75th percentile
$73,810
90th percentile
$99,810

Based on 70 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

$57,046 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,590
Federal income tax−$6,920
Social Security + Medicare−$5,477
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$2,148
Monthly take-home$4,754
Every two weeks$2,194

Does it go far here?

$84,122Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).
21%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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