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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in Houma, LA

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $23,290 a year, 39% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,674 a month.

10th percentile
$18,780
25th percentile
$19,140
Median percentile
$23,290
75th percentile
$31,430
90th percentile
$36,100

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

$20,091 take-home a year
Gross pay$23,290
Federal income tax−$719
Social Security + Medicare−$1,782
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$699
Monthly take-home$1,674
Every two weeks$773

Does it go far here?

$27,367Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).
61%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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