SOC 31-9099 · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other Salary in Houma, LA

The average salary for other healthcare support workers in Houma, Louisiana is $34,560 a year ($16.61 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,320: 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 32% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,810).

$34,560average per year

$16.61 / hourMedian $36,320Take-home ≈ $29,298

  • $26K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $44K90th

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

160people in this job
-32%vs U.S. average
#7 of 10Louisiana metros
85cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Healthcare Support Workers, All Other pay range in Houma

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,090 a year or less, while the top 10% make $44,200 or more. The middle half of other healthcare support workers in Houma earn between $29,000 and $37,450.

  • $26K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $44K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,560$2,880$16.62
Median$36,320$3,027$17.46
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,000$2,417$13.94
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,450$3,121$18.00

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other pay in Houma vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Other healthcare support workers in Houma earn 5% less than the Louisiana average ($36,300) and 32% less than the U.S. average ($50,810). At the median the gap is -25% against the U.S. median of $48,430.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Houma$34,560$36,320$26,090$44,200160
Louisiana$36,300$34,040$24,960$49,8104,100
United States$50,810$48,430$34,770$71,470109,740

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

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other salary after taxes in Houma

On the average salary of $34,560, a single filer in Houma takes home about $29,298 a year, or $2,442 a month and $1,127 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% 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 other healthcare support workers? 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 $34,560 buys what about $40,610 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Houma ($45,610). A typical home costs $186,622, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Healthcare Support Workers, All Other salary in other Louisiana cities

Houma ranks 7th of 10 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Shreveport pays the most ($39,990).

All Healthcare Support Workers, All Other salaries in Louisiana

Highest-paying cities for other healthcare support workers

Napa, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($72,120).

Healthcare Support Workers, All Other salary by city

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Healthcare Support Workers, All Other salary in Houma: questions

How much do other healthcare support workers make an hour in Houma?

$16.61 an hour on average, and $17.46 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other healthcare support workers salary in Houma?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,090 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other healthcare support workers take-home pay in Houma?

About $29,298 a year ($2,442 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,560.

Do other healthcare support workers earn more in Houma than elsewhere?

The average here is 32% less than the U.S. average for this job ($50,810).

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 31-9099; area Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA (26380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 2.69, this job is 2.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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