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Medical Records Specialists salary in Houma, LA

The median medical records specialists in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $40,350 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,783 a month.

10th percentile
$29,470
25th percentile
$36,250
Median percentile
$40,350
75th percentile
$45,880
90th percentile
$62,570

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

$33,391 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,350
Federal income tax−$2,662
Social Security + Medicare−$3,087
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,211
Monthly take-home$2,783
Every two weeks$1,284

Does it go far here?

$47,413Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).
36%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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