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Registered Nurses salary in Houma, LA

The median registered nurses in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $75,740 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,987 a month.

10th percentile
$55,150
25th percentile
$60,730
Median percentile
$75,740
75th percentile
$80,710
90th percentile
$102,150

Based on 1,460 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

$59,841 take-home a year
Gross pay$75,740
Federal income tax−$7,833
Social Security + Medicare−$5,794
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$2,272
Monthly take-home$4,987
Every two weeks$2,302

Does it go far here?

$88,998Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).
20%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
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
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,160

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