How much do Computer Systems Analysts make in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA?

Percentile spread

For Computer Systems Analysts, the published 10th percentile is $46,130 and the 90th percentile is $139,670. The difference is $93,540, which is 119.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $58,270 to the 75th at $95,000, covers $36,730.

The mean annual wage is $81,990, which sits above the median of $78,630. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA median is 25.7% lower than the national median of $105,850 for Computer Systems Analysts. In 2024 national prices the local median is $92,394, which is 12.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.8% lower than the Louisiana median of $95,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 85.103, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $78,630 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Systems Analysts at $92,394 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Systems Analysts. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ranks 10th of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 76 miles away, with a median of $97,240 and employment of 940. That median is 23.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,014, against $92,394 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 83 miles away, with a median of $88,160 and employment of 920. That median is 12.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,114, against $92,394 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 91 miles away, with a median of $102,390 and employment of 250. That median is 30.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,408, against $92,394 here.

Employment share

Computer Systems Analysts accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA (70 of 83,440). Nationally the occupation is 0.33% of employment (519,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.25 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.