Firefighter · Houma, LA
Firefighter in Houma: -$910/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Houma at $28,360 a year. About 170 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $22,060 and the 90th is $37,570. Pay ranks 344th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.2× 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 -$910 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 208 miles away, at $1,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$910
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$28,360
$22,060 to $37,570
Rent (1 bd)
$1,068
$1,272 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
344th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $28,360.
- Taxes$334
- Rent$1,068
- Other living costs$1,871
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $28,360
- Federal income tax
- −$1,365
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,170
- State income tax (LA)
- −$476
- Take-home pay
- $24,350
- Effective tax rate
- 14.1%
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
$2,363 gross, minus $334 in tax and $2,939 in living costs.
-$910
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,648/mo.
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Other jobs in Houma
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a firefighter make in Houma?
$28,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Houma?
-$910 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,068, and pay covers 2.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Beaumont, about 208 miles away, leaves $1,648 a month, more than Houma.