How much do Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers make in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA?

Percentile spread

For Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, the published 10th percentile is $24,300 and the 90th percentile is $42,640. The difference is $18,340, which is 53.6% 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 $29,300 to the 75th at $35,620, covers $6,320.

The mean annual wage is $33,630, which sits below the median of $34,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $39,150 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $40,234, which is 2.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the Louisiana median of $34,870.

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 $34,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers at $40,234 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 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ranks 5th 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 $35,410 and employment of 1,440. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,241, against $40,234 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 83 miles away, with a median of $36,260 and employment of 2,240. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,943, against $40,234 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 91 miles away, with a median of $30,530 and employment of 730. That median is 10.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,008, against $40,234 here.