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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Houma, LA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $37,010 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,567 a month.

10th percentile
$27,140
25th percentile
$30,830
Median percentile
$37,010
75th percentile
$44,270
90th percentile
$50,580

Based on 1,180 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

$30,807 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,010
Federal income tax−$2,261
Social Security + Medicare−$2,831
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,110
Monthly take-home$2,567
Every two weeks$1,185

Does it go far here?

$43,488Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).
39%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 secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana