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Nursing Assistants salary in Houma, LA

The median nursing assistants in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $30,140 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,124 a month.

10th percentile
$26,710
25th percentile
$29,380
Median percentile
$30,140
75th percentile
$33,170
90th percentile
$35,510

Based on 630 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

$25,493 take-home a year
Gross pay$30,140
Federal income tax−$1,437
Social Security + Medicare−$2,306
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$904
Monthly take-home$2,124
Every two weeks$981

Does it go far here?

$35,416Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).
48%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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