Surveyors pay range in Houma
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $130,800 or more. The middle half of surveyors in Houma earn between $48,780 and $94,170.
- $37K10th
- $49K25th
- $64KMedian
- $94K75th
- $131K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $77,280 | $6,440 | $37.15 |
| Median | $63,800 | $5,317 | $30.67 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $48,780 | $4,065 | $23.45 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $94,170 | $7,848 | $45.27 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Surveyors salary after taxes in Houma
On the average salary of $77,280, a single filer in Houma takes home about $61,264 a year, or $5,105 a month and $2,356 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
Is Houma a good place for surveyors? 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 $77,280 buys what about $90,808 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Houma ($45,610). A typical home costs $186,622, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Surveyors salary in other Louisiana cities
Houma ranks 2nd of 8 Louisiana metro areas for this job; New Orleans pays the most ($80,310).
- New Orleans$80,310
- Houma$77,280
- Baton Rouge$76,480
- Lake Charles$74,120
- Shreveport$68,510
- Slidell$67,910
- Monroe$66,760
- Lafayette$57,390
Highest-paying cities for surveyors
Yuba City, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($127,690).
- Yuba City, CA$127,690
- San Francisco, CA$126,380
- Redding, CA$124,490
- Sacramento, CA$120,210
- Stockton, CA$118,870
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Surveyors salary in Houma: questions
How much do surveyors make an hour in Houma?
$37.16 an hour on average, and $30.67 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level surveyors salary in Houma?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,930 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,780, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the surveyors take-home pay in Houma?
About $61,264 a year ($5,105 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,280.
Do surveyors earn more in Houma than elsewhere?
The average here is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($82,291).
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 17-1022; area Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA (26380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.8%.
- 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 3.96, this job is 4.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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