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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Hammond, LA

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Hammond, LA earns $59,400 a year, 37% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,010 a month.

10th percentile
$36,120
25th percentile
$36,840
Median percentile
$59,400
75th percentile
$140,500
90th percentile
$207,810

Based on 70 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$48,126 take-home a year
Gross pay$59,400
Federal income tax−$4,948
Social Security + Medicare−$4,544
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,782
Monthly take-home$4,010
Every two weeks$1,851

Does it go far here?

$70,329Median pay in Hammond, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 84.5 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hammond, LA

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$87,990
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$84,050
Registered Nurses$76,200
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,410
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$53,780
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$48,650
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$47,470
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$43,830

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