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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers salary in Houma, LA

The median welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA earns $56,990 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,855 a month.

10th percentile
$40,000
25th percentile
$49,680
Median percentile
$56,990
75th percentile
$61,290
90th percentile
$74,580

Based on 1,350 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

$46,262 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,990
Federal income tax−$4,659
Social Security + Medicare−$4,360
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,710
Monthly take-home$3,855
Every two weeks$1,779

Does it go far here?

$66,966Median pay in Houma, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.1 vs 100).
26%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

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