How much do Healthcare Social Workers make in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA?

Percentile spread

For Healthcare Social Workers, the published 10th percentile is $39,750 and the 90th percentile is $75,720. The difference is $35,970, which is 58.0% 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 $48,770 to the 75th at $68,010, covers $19,240.

The mean annual wage is $60,850, which sits below the median of $61,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA median is 8.7% lower than the national median of $67,880 for Healthcare Social Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,829, which is 7.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% higher than the Louisiana median of $61,080.

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 $61,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Healthcare Social Workers at $72,829 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 Healthcare Social Workers. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ranks 6th 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 $65,710 and employment of 400. That median is 6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,963, against $72,829 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 83 miles away, with a median of $63,720 and employment of 470. That median is 2.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,192, against $72,829 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 91 miles away, with a median of $61,590 and employment of 120. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,623, against $72,829 here.