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Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers salary in Houma, LA

The median pump operators, except wellhead pumpers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $62,820 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,231 a month.

10th percentile
$22,100
25th percentile
$35,250
Median percentile
$62,820
75th percentile
$78,530
90th percentile
$80,130

Based on 70 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

$50,771 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,820
Federal income tax−$5,358
Social Security + Medicare−$4,806
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,885
Monthly take-home$4,231
Every two weeks$1,953

Does it go far here?

$73,816Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).
24%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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