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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Houma, LA

The median secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $61,180 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,125 a month.

10th percentile
$50,510
25th percentile
$59,070
Median percentile
$61,180
75th percentile
$61,180
90th percentile
$61,180

Based on 380 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

$49,503 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,180
Federal income tax−$5,162
Social Security + Medicare−$4,680
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,835
Monthly take-home$4,125
Every two weeks$1,904

Does it go far here?

$71,889Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).
25%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

All secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana