Civil engineer · Hammond, LA
Civil engineer in Hammond: $3,780/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Hammond median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Louisiana median, $105,380 a year. Louisiana has about 3,780 civil engineer jobs. The 10th percentile is $64,570 and the 90th is $156,610. On the pay used here, Hammond ranks 47th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 8.8× 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 $3,780 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 43 miles away, at $4,110 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,780
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$105,380
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$997
$1,187 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
47th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
8.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, civil engineer pay of $105,380.
- Taxes$2,137
- Rent$997
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$3,780
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $105,380
- Federal income tax
- −$14,798
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,062
- State income tax (LA)
- −$2,786
- Take-home pay
- $79,734
- Effective tax rate
- 24.3%
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
$8,782 gross, minus $2,137 in tax and $2,865 in living costs.
$3,780
Rank every metro for a civil engineer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $4,110/mo.
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Questions
What does a civil engineer make in Hammond?
$105,380 a year. That figure is the Louisiana median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a civil engineer in Hammond?
$3,780 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $997, and pay covers 8.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a civil engineer keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 43 miles away, leaves $4,110 a month, more than Hammond.