SOC 11-9032 · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Salary in Houma, LA

The average salary for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Houma, Louisiana is $95,480 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $99,490: half of the 160 people in this job in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

$95,480average per year

Median $99,490Take-home ≈ $73,522

  • $79K10th
  • $85K25th
  • $99KMedian
  • $101K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

160people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#2 of 10Louisiana metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay range in Houma

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,420 a year or less, while the top 10% make $101,010 or more. The middle half of education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Houma earn between $84,710 and $101,010.

  • $79K10th
  • $85K25th
  • $99KMedian
  • $101K75th
  • $101K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$95,480$7,957—
Median$99,490$8,291—
Entry level (25th percentile)$84,710$7,059—
Experienced (75th percentile)$101,010$8,418—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary pay in Houma vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary in Houma earn 7% more than the Louisiana average ($89,440) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($116,100). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $105,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Houma$95,480$99,490$79,420$101,010160
Louisiana$89,440$83,360$63,470$123,3205,080
United States$116,100$105,870$76,280$167,770328,330

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary after taxes in Houma

On the average salary of $95,480, a single filer in Houma takes home about $73,522 a year, or $6,127 a month and $2,828 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Houma a good place for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Houma area are 15% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.1), so the average $95,480 buys what about $112,193 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Houma ($45,610). A typical home costs $186,622, or 2.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in other Louisiana cities

Houma ranks 2nd of 10 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Baton Rouge pays the most ($100,970).

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Highest-paying cities for education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

Bremerton, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($169,480).

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Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary salary in Houma: questions

What is the entry-level education administrators, kindergarten through secondary salary in Houma?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $79,420 a year and the 25th percentile is $84,710, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the education administrators, kindergarten through secondary take-home pay in Houma?

About $73,522 a year ($6,127 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $95,480.

Do education administrators, kindergarten through secondary earn more in Houma than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($116,100).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-9032; area Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA (26380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.89, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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