Food Servers, Nonrestaurant salary in Hammond, LA

The median food servers, nonrestaurant in Hammond, LA earns $26,450 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,883 a month.

10th percentile: $19,800
25th percentile: $23,610
Median percentile: $26,450
75th percentile: $27,930
90th percentile: $29,060

Based on 40 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

$22,598 take-home a year

Gross pay	$26,450
Federal income tax	−$1,035
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,023
Louisiana income tax (approx.)	−$794
Monthly take-home	$1,883
Every two weeks	$869

Does it go far here?

$31,317Median pay in Hammond, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 84.5 vs 100).

53%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,003 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Hammond, LA

Job	Median 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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