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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Hammond, LA

The median home health and personal care aides in Hammond, LA earns $21,980 a year, 39% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,588 a month.

10th percentile
$18,160
25th percentile
$20,140
Median percentile
$21,980
75th percentile
$25,730
90th percentile
$33,640

Based on 1,750 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

$19,051 take-home a year
Gross pay$21,980
Federal income tax−$588
Social Security + Medicare−$1,681
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$659
Monthly take-home$1,588
Every two weeks$733

Does it go far here?

$26,024Median pay in Hammond, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 84.5 vs 100).
63%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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