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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Houma, LA

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $25,070 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,792 a month.

10th percentile
$19,190
25th percentile
$19,860
Median percentile
$25,070
75th percentile
$28,410
90th percentile
$30,300

Based on 90 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

$21,503 take-home a year
Gross pay$25,070
Federal income tax−$897
Social Security + Medicare−$1,918
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$752
Monthly take-home$1,792
Every two weeks$827

Does it go far here?

$29,458Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).
57%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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