Construction manager · Houma, LA
Construction manager in Houma: $3,280/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median construction manager wage in Houma at $97,790 a year. About 430 construction manager jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.12). The 10th percentile is $77,140 and the 90th is $157,360. Pay ranks 310th-highest of 378 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,068/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,280 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is New Orleans, about 76 miles away, at $4,548 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,280
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$97,790
$77,140 to $157,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,068
$1,272 (2 bd)
Employment
430
Location quotient 2.12
Pay rank
310th of 378
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, construction manager pay of $97,790.
- Taxes$1,931
- Rent$1,068
- Other living costs$1,871
- Left over$3,280
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $97,790
- Federal income tax
- −$13,128
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,481
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,559
- Take-home pay
- $74,623
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,068
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,939
Left over each month
$8,149 gross, minus $1,931 in tax and $2,939 in living costs.
$3,280
Rank every metro for a construction manager
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: New Orleans, $4,548/mo.
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Questions
What does a construction manager make in Houma?
$97,790 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 430 construction manager jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a construction manager in Houma?
$3,280 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,068, and pay covers 7.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a construction manager keep more?
New Orleans, about 76 miles away, leaves $4,548 a month, more than Houma.