Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Houma, LA

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $48,270 a year, 49% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,293 a month.

10th percentile: $38,590
25th percentile: $45,040
Median percentile: $48,270
75th percentile: $59,310
90th percentile: $75,220

Based on 120 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

$39,517 take-home a year

Gross pay	$48,270
Federal income tax	−$3,612
Social Security + Medicare	−$3,693
Louisiana income tax (approx.)	−$1,448
Monthly take-home	$3,293
Every two weeks	$1,520

Does it go far here?

$56,720Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).

31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,014 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houma, LA

Job	Median 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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