Waiters and Waitresses salary in Houma, LA

The median waiters and waitresses in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $15,080 a year, 57% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,123 a month.

10th percentile: $15,080
25th percentile: $15,080
Median percentile: $15,080
75th percentile: $26,390
90th percentile: $36,480

Based on 1,210 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

$13,474 take-home a year

Gross pay	$15,080
Federal income tax	−$0
Social Security + Medicare	−$1,154
Louisiana income tax (approx.)	−$452
Monthly take-home	$1,123
Every two weeks	$518

Does it go far here?

$17,720Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).

90%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,014 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houma, LA

Job	Median 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

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