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Cost Estimators salary in Houma, LA

The median cost estimators in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $73,800 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,878 a month.

10th percentile
$46,020
25th percentile
$59,780
Median percentile
$73,800
75th percentile
$94,490
90th percentile
$117,670

Based on 100 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

$58,534 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,800
Federal income tax−$7,406
Social Security + Medicare−$5,646
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$2,214
Monthly take-home$4,878
Every two weeks$2,251

Does it go far here?

$86,718Median 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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