Accountant / auditor · Hammond, LA
Accountant / auditor in Hammond: $1,574/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Hammond at $66,090 a year. About 250 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.56). The 10th percentile is $45,810 and the 90th is $100,090. Pay ranks 366th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($997/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,574 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 229 miles away, at $2,360 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,574
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,090
$45,810 to $100,090
Rent (1 bd)
$997
$1,187 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 0.56
Pay rank
366th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $66,090.
- Taxes$1,068
- Rent$997
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$1,574
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,090
- Federal income tax
- −$6,154
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,056
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,608
- Take-home pay
- $53,273
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $997
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,865
Left over each month
$5,508 gross, minus $1,068 in tax and $2,865 in living costs.
$1,574
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $2,360/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Hammond?
$66,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Hammond?
$1,574 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $997, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Beaumont, about 229 miles away, leaves $2,360 a month, more than Hammond.