Police officer · Houma, LA
Police officer in Houma: $119/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Houma at $44,320 a year. About 460 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.27). The 10th percentile is $36,320 and the 90th is $60,660. Pay ranks 377th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× 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 $119 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 208 miles away, at $2,464 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$119
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$44,320
$36,320 to $60,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,068
$1,272 (2 bd)
Employment
460
Location quotient 1.27
Pay rank
377th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $44,320.
- Taxes$635
- Rent$1,068
- Other living costs$1,871
- Left over$119
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $44,320
- Federal income tax
- −$3,280
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,390
- State income tax (LA)
- −$955
- Take-home pay
- $36,695
- Effective tax rate
- 17.2%
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
$3,693 gross, minus $635 in tax and $2,939 in living costs.
$119
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $2,464/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a police officer make in Houma?
$44,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 460 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Houma?
$119 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,068, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Beaumont, about 208 miles away, leaves $2,464 a month, more than Houma.