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Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas salary in Houma, LA

The median service unit operators, oil and gas in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $62,260 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,195 a month.

10th percentile
$42,800
25th percentile
$48,360
Median percentile
$62,260
75th percentile
$76,160
90th percentile
$82,250

Based on 950 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

$50,338 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,260
Federal income tax−$5,291
Social Security + Medicare−$4,763
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,868
Monthly take-home$4,195
Every two weeks$1,936

Does it go far here?

$73,158Median 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
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,160

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