Lawyer · Houma, LA
Lawyer in Houma: $3,058/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median lawyer wage in Houma at $93,840 a year. About 220 lawyer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.54). The 10th percentile is $38,920 and the 90th is $166,880. Pay ranks 355th-highest of 376 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.3× 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 $3,058 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 208 miles away, at $5,562 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,058
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$93,840
$38,920 to $166,880
Rent (1 bd)
$1,068
$1,272 (2 bd)
Employment
220
Location quotient 0.54
Pay rank
355th of 376
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, lawyer pay of $93,840.
- Taxes$1,823
- Rent$1,068
- Other living costs$1,871
- Left over$3,058
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $93,840
- Federal income tax
- −$12,259
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,179
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,440
- Take-home pay
- $71,962
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
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
$7,820 gross, minus $1,823 in tax and $2,939 in living costs.
$3,058
Rank every metro for a lawyer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,562/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a lawyer make in Houma?
$93,840 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 220 lawyer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a lawyer in Houma?
$3,058 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,068, and pay covers 7.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a lawyer keep more?
Beaumont, about 208 miles away, leaves $5,562 a month, more than Houma.