Hammond, LA

Across all occupations in the Hammond, LA metropolitan area, the median wage is $38,480 a year ($18.50 an hour) and the mean $49,160, May 2025. That median is −25% against the US median of $50,980 and −15% against Louisiana's $45,520. BLS counts 47,820 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Hammond, LA vs Louisiana and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Hammond, LA area, Louisiana and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Hammond, LA	Hourly	$10.40	$13.54	$18.50	$28.57	$39.78	$23.64	47,820
Hammond, LA	Annual	$21,620	$28,170	$38,480	$59,430	$82,750	$49,160	47,820
Louisiana	Hourly	$10.92	$14.59	$21.89	$31.90	$48.13	$27.21	1,934,900
Louisiana	Annual	$22,710	$30,350	$45,520	$66,340	$100,110	$56,600	1,934,900
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

197 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Louisiana. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Hammond, LA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$332,610	$159.91	100
2	Nurse Anesthetists	$304,640	$146.46	40
3	Family Medicine Physicians	$134,740	$64.78	30
4	Pharmacists	$133,580	$64.22	140
5	Financial Managers in Louisiana	$124,800	$60.00	110
6	Nurse Practitioners	$123,350	$59.30	160
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Louisiana	$119,580	$57.49	40
8	Software Developers in Louisiana	$118,590	$57.01	60
9	Veterinarians	$112,140	$53.91	40
10	Industrial Production Managers	$108,750	$52.29	40
11	Engineers, All Other	$104,140	$50.07	50
12	Human Resources Managers	$103,380	$49.70	30
13	Medical and Health Services Managers	$101,790	$48.94	200
14	Facilities Managers	$100,090	$48.12	30
15	Sales Managers in Louisiana	$100,080	$48.11	90
16	Physical Therapists	$98,930	$47.56	130
17	Managers, All Other in Louisiana	$98,260	$47.24	160
18	Construction Managers	$96,490	$46.39	50
19	Administrative Services Managers	$93,070	$44.74	70
20	Management Analysts in Louisiana	$91,280	$43.89	50

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Hammond, LA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Louisiana	1,750	36.64	1.32	$21,980
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Louisiana	1,560	32.69	1.32	$22,350
3	Cashiers in Louisiana	1,440	30.12	1.52	$25,500
4	Stockers and Order Fillers in Louisiana	1,420	29.74	1.63	$35,570
5	Retail Salespersons in Louisiana	1,390	29.01	1.16	$28,570
6	Registered Nurses in Louisiana	1,260	26.25	1.21	$76,200
7	Waiters and Waitresses in Louisiana	1,050	21.91	1.50	$15,080
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Louisiana	1,050	22.03	1.16	$35,480
9	General and Operations Managers in Louisiana	990	20.67	0.92	$87,990
10	Food Preparation Workers in Louisiana	870	18.12	3.15	$22,740
11	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Louisiana	830	17.43	1.31	$48,650
12	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Louisiana	790	16.47	1.50	$35,880
13	Office Clerks, General in Louisiana	650	13.64	0.86	$30,980
14	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	630	13.16	13.66	$84,050
15	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Louisiana	610	12.73	1.43	$47,470
15	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Louisiana	610	12.67	1.85	$58,410
17	Nursing Assistants in Louisiana	600	12.53	1.34	$33,010
18	Customer Service Representatives in Louisiana	570	11.93	0.71	$34,950
19	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Louisiana	560	11.80	0.83	$31,200
20	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Louisiana	550	11.41	1.58	$43,830

Most concentrated occupations in Hammond, LA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	13.66	630	13.16	$84,050
2	Food Processing Workers, All Other	12.97	260	5.42	$36,620
3	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	11.45	120	2.58	$76,940
4	Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	10.93	280	5.95	$24,150
5	Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	6.28	210	4.43	$37,750
6	Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	4.93	160	3.41	$49,080
7	Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	3.99	180	3.80	$41,390
8	Food Preparation Workers in Louisiana	3.15	870	18.12	$22,740
9	Production Workers, All Other	2.72	210	4.41	$39,150
10	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	2.53	140	2.87	$47,060

Occupation groups in Hammond, LA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$88,950	$104,810	2,540	53.11	0.74
Computer and Mathematical	$78,630	$83,720	410	8.58	0.25
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$76,200	$88,160	3,910	81.75	1.29
Architecture and Engineering	$75,860	$83,850	260	5.52	0.33
Legal	$62,650	$86,210	230	4.87	0.58
Business and Financial Operations	$62,620	$69,480	1,630	34.01	0.50
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$62,590	$70,780	220	4.62	0.49
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$49,500	$54,590	2,200	45.95	1.17
Community and Social Service	$47,830	$51,560	760	15.82	0.92
Educational Instruction and Library	$47,780	$53,530	3,430	71.65	1.22
Construction and Extraction	$46,030	$49,610	1,370	28.63	0.69
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$43,590	$51,160	310	6.47	0.49
Office and Administrative Support	$38,320	$41,810	5,220	109.19	0.96
Production	$37,780	$43,550	2,090	43.61	0.79
Transportation and Material Moving	$37,450	$42,020	5,450	114.01	1.30
Protective Service	$32,910	$39,810	1,810	37.91	1.56
Sales and Related	$30,430	$38,420	4,600	96.30	1.12
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$29,590	$32,020	1,170	24.53	0.84
Healthcare Support	$28,220	$29,890	3,260	68.11	1.34
Personal Care and Service	$28,150	$31,060	1,020	21.38	1.02
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$22,730	$25,970	5,890	123.21	1.40
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	–	–	–	–	–

Every occupation in Louisiana, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 197 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Hammond, LA estimates (area 25220).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Hammond, LA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.