Nurse practitioner · Houma, LA

Nurse practitioner in Houma: $4,940/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median nurse practitioner wage in Houma at $127,660 a year. About 230 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.35). The 10th percentile is $99,050 and the 90th is $167,980. Pay ranks 228th-highest of 383 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 10.0× 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 $4,940 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 208 miles away, at $5,645 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$4,940

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$127,660

$99,050 to $167,980

Rent (1 bd)

$1,068

$1,272 (2 bd)

Employment

230

Location quotient 1.35

Pay rank

228th of 383

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

10.0×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, nurse practitioner pay of $127,660.

Taxes$2,759
Rent$1,068
Other living costs$1,871
Left over$4,940

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $127,660
Federal income tax: −$19,885
Social Security and Medicare: −$9,766
State income tax (LA): −$3,455
Take-home pay: $94,554
Effective tax rate: 25.9%

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

$10,638 gross, minus $2,759 in tax and $2,939 in living costs.

$4,940

Rank every metro for a nurse practitioner

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,645/mo.

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Questions

What does a nurse practitioner make in Houma?

$127,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 nurse practitioner jobs are in the metro.

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

$4,940 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,068, and pay covers 10.0× a year of it.

Where nearby would a nurse practitioner keep more?

Beaumont, about 208 miles away, leaves $5,645 a month, more than Houma.