High paying jobs in Hammond, LA

Every occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Hammond, LA. The percentile range matters more than the median on its own: it shows what the bottom and top of each field actually earn, which a single average hides.

Cost of living: prices in Hammond, LA run 15.5% below the national average (2024), so a Hammond, LA salary is worth about 1.18× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Hammond, LA · Employed

1Physicians, All Other$332,610
Doctoral or professional degree
$118,670 – $451,010100
2Nurse Anesthetists$304,640
Master's degree
$212,000 – $304,64040
3Family Medicine Physicians$134,740
Doctoral or professional degree
$43,120 – $262,75030
4Pharmacists$133,580
Doctoral or professional degree
$103,140 – $165,450140
5Financial Managers$124,800
Bachelor's degree
$74,180 – $213,860110
6Nurse Practitioners$123,350
Master's degree
$61,850 – $165,560160
7Computer and Information Systems Managers$119,580
Bachelor's degree
$81,200 – $187,33040
8Software Developers$118,590
Bachelor's degree
$77,080 – $157,39060
9Veterinarians$112,140
Doctoral or professional degree
$49,940 – $143,97040
10Industrial Production Managers$108,750
Bachelor's degree
$76,350 – $171,64040
11Engineers, All Other$104,140
Bachelor's degree
$67,690 – $141,51050
12Human Resources Managers$103,380
Bachelor's degree
$71,860 – $164,80030
13Medical and Health Services Managers$101,790
Bachelor's degree
$71,750 – $194,000200
14Facilities Managers$100,090
Bachelor's degree
$62,520 – $137,50030
15Sales Managers$100,080
Bachelor's degree
$61,590 – $195,69090
16Physical Therapists$98,930
Doctoral or professional degree
$65,300 – $114,940130
17Managers, All Other$98,260
Bachelor's degree
$55,600 – $171,230160
18Construction Managers$96,490
Bachelor's degree
$53,000 – $167,76050
19Administrative Services Managers$93,070
Bachelor's degree
$60,570 – $150,88070
20Management Analysts$91,280
Bachelor's degree
$47,070 – $199,94050
21Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$91,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,990 – $124,98080
22Computer Systems Analysts$89,440
Bachelor's degree
$74,260 – $139,80040
23General and Operations Managers$87,990
Bachelor's degree
$48,340 – $184,380990
24Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$87,170
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,160 – $98,38040
25Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$84,050
Doctoral or professional degree
$27,810 – $136,070630
26Dental Hygienists$81,840
Associate's degree
$61,730 – $99,94070
27Occupational Therapists$81,190
Master's degree
$60,440 – $121,34070
28Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$78,630
Master's degree
$66,140 – $96,030140
29Social and Community Service Managers$78,530
Bachelor's degree
$56,990 – $123,98060
30Lawyers$78,110
Doctoral or professional degree
$46,080 – $208,690150
31Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$77,430
Associate's degree
$73,280 – $94,56050
32Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$77,220
Bachelor's degree
$50,900 – $120,71040
33Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$76,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,840 – $99,690120
34Project Management Specialists$76,260
Bachelor's degree
$54,860 – $132,250100
35Registered Nurses$76,200
Bachelor's degree
$65,330 – $98,2001,260
36Respiratory Therapists$75,990
Associate's degree
$63,940 – $97,79080
37Healthcare Social Workers$69,500
Master's degree
$50,300 – $83,70040
38Compliance Officers$69,240
Bachelor's degree
$42,900 – $115,75080
39Computer Occupations, All Other$67,850
Bachelor's degree
$44,530 – $109,790120
40Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$66,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,020 – $94,28030
41Postal Service Clerks$66,600
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $78,35030
42Accountants and Auditors$66,090
Bachelor's degree
$45,810 – $100,090250
43First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$64,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,300 – $125,270180
44Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,300
Associate's degree
$56,710 – $90,910110
45First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$63,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,210 – $106,620230
46Dietitians and Nutritionists$62,710
Bachelor's degree
$34,730 – $81,36040
47First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$62,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,750 – $95,680160
48Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,150 – $100,06040
49Physical Therapist Assistants$61,590
Associate's degree
$23,500 – $74,52070
50Speech-Language Pathologists$61,300
Master's degree
$51,840 – $97,43070

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianHammond, LA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Physicians, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$332,610	$118,670 – $451,010	100
2	Nurse AnesthetistsMaster's degree	$304,640	$212,000 – $304,640	40
3	Family Medicine PhysiciansDoctoral or professional degree	$134,740	$43,120 – $262,750	30
4	PharmacistsDoctoral or professional degree	$133,580	$103,140 – $165,450	140
5	Financial ManagersBachelor's degree	$124,800	$74,180 – $213,860	110
6	Nurse PractitionersMaster's degree	$123,350	$61,850 – $165,560	160
7	Computer and Information Systems ManagersBachelor's degree	$119,580	$81,200 – $187,330	40
8	Software DevelopersBachelor's degree	$118,590	$77,080 – $157,390	60
9	VeterinariansDoctoral or professional degree	$112,140	$49,940 – $143,970	40
10	Industrial Production ManagersBachelor's degree	$108,750	$76,350 – $171,640	40
11	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$104,140	$67,690 – $141,510	50
12	Human Resources ManagersBachelor's degree	$103,380	$71,860 – $164,800	30
13	Medical and Health Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$101,790	$71,750 – $194,000	200
14	Facilities ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,090	$62,520 – $137,500	30
15	Sales ManagersBachelor's degree	$100,080	$61,590 – $195,690	90
16	Physical TherapistsDoctoral or professional degree	$98,930	$65,300 – $114,940	130
17	Managers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$98,260	$55,600 – $171,230	160
18	Construction ManagersBachelor's degree	$96,490	$53,000 – $167,760	50
19	Administrative Services ManagersBachelor's degree	$93,070	$60,570 – $150,880	70
20	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$91,280	$47,070 – $199,940	50
21	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,200	$59,990 – $124,980	80
22	Computer Systems AnalystsBachelor's degree	$89,440	$74,260 – $139,800	40
23	General and Operations ManagersBachelor's degree	$87,990	$48,340 – $184,380	990
24	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$87,170	$56,160 – $98,380	40
25	Postsecondary Teachers, All OtherDoctoral or professional degree	$84,050	$27,810 – $136,070	630
26	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$81,840	$61,730 – $99,940	70
27	Occupational TherapistsMaster's degree	$81,190	$60,440 – $121,340	70
28	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryMaster's degree	$78,630	$66,140 – $96,030	140
29	Social and Community Service ManagersBachelor's degree	$78,530	$56,990 – $123,980	60
30	LawyersDoctoral or professional degree	$78,110	$46,080 – $208,690	150
31	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$77,430	$73,280 – $94,560	50
32	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$77,220	$50,900 – $120,710	40
33	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,940	$44,840 – $99,690	120
34	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$76,260	$54,860 – $132,250	100
35	Registered NursesBachelor's degree	$76,200	$65,330 – $98,200	1,260
36	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$75,990	$63,940 – $97,790	80
37	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$69,500	$50,300 – $83,700	40
38	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$69,240	$42,900 – $115,750	80
39	Computer Occupations, All OtherBachelor's degree	$67,850	$44,530 – $109,790	120
40	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,950	$25,020 – $94,280	30
41	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$66,600	$42,600 – $78,350	30
42	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$66,090	$45,810 – $100,090	250
43	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,490	$42,300 – $125,270	180
44	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,300	$56,710 – $90,910	110
45	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,900	$45,210 – $106,620	230
46	Dietitians and NutritionistsBachelor's degree	$62,710	$34,730 – $81,360	40
47	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,130	$42,750 – $95,680	160
48	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,670	$32,150 – $100,060	40
49	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,590	$23,500 – $74,520	70
50	Speech-Language PathologistsMaster's degree	$61,300	$51,840 – $97,430	70

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