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Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders salary in Hammond, LA

The median packaging and filling machine operators and tenders in Hammond, LA earns $36,410 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,529 a month.

10th percentile
$25,370
25th percentile
$31,250
Median percentile
$36,410
75th percentile
$45,100
90th percentile
$48,410

Based on 80 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

$30,343 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,410
Federal income tax−$2,189
Social Security + Medicare−$2,785
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,092
Monthly take-home$2,529
Every two weeks$1,167

Does it go far here?

$43,109Median pay in Hammond, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 84.5 vs 100).
40%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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