Electrician · Houma, LA

Electrician in Houma: $978/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Houma at $57,650 a year. About 460 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.13). The 10th percentile is $39,130 and the 90th is $77,710. Pay ranks 297th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× 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 $978 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 83 miles away, at $1,467 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$978

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$57,650

$39,130 to $77,710

Rent (1 bd)

$1,068

$1,272 (2 bd)

Employment

460

Location quotient 1.13

Pay rank

297th of 385

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.5×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $57,650.

Taxes$887
Rent$1,068
Other living costs$1,871
Left over$978

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $57,650
Federal income tax: −$4,880
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,410
State income tax (LA): −$1,355
Take-home pay: $47,006
Effective tax rate: 18.5%

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

$4,804 gross, minus $887 in tax and $2,939 in living costs.

$978

Rank every metro for a electrician

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $1,467/mo.

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Questions

What does a electrician make in Houma?

$57,650 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 460 electrician jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Houma?

$978 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,068, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.

Where nearby would a electrician keep more?

Baton Rouge, about 83 miles away, leaves $1,467 a month, more than Houma.