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Structural Iron and Steel Workers salary in Houma, LA

The median structural iron and steel workers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $46,800 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,198 a month.

10th percentile
$25,310
25th percentile
$36,600
Median percentile
$46,800
75th percentile
$47,890
90th percentile
$55,130

Based on 90 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

$38,380 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,800
Federal income tax−$3,436
Social Security + Medicare−$3,580
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,404
Monthly take-home$3,198
Every two weeks$1,476

Does it go far here?

$54,992Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).
32%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 structural iron and steel workers salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana