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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive salary in Hammond, LA

The median secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Hammond, LA earns $35,880 a year, 25% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,494 a month.

10th percentile
$24,150
25th percentile
$29,340
Median percentile
$35,880
75th percentile
$42,650
90th percentile
$49,840

Based on 790 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

$29,933 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,880
Federal income tax−$2,126
Social Security + Medicare−$2,745
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,076
Monthly take-home$2,494
Every two weeks$1,151

Does it go far here?

$42,482Median 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

All secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana