Electrician · Hammond, LA
Electrician in Hammond: $604/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median electrician wage in Hammond at $50,700 a year. About 160 electrician jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $36,880 and the 90th is $66,670. Pay ranks 352nd-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× 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 $604 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Baton Rouge, about 43 miles away, at $1,467 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$604
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,700
$36,880 to $66,670
Rent (1 bd)
$997
$1,187 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 0.70
Pay rank
352nd of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, electrician pay of $50,700.
- Taxes$756
- Rent$997
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$604
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,700
- Federal income tax
- −$4,046
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,879
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,146
- Take-home pay
- $41,630
- Effective tax rate
- 17.9%
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
$4,225 gross, minus $756 in tax and $2,865 in living costs.
$604
Rank every metro for a electrician
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Baton Rouge, $1,467/mo.
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Questions
What does a electrician make in Hammond?
$50,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 electrician jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a electrician in Hammond?
$604 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $997, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a electrician keep more?
Baton Rouge, about 43 miles away, leaves $1,467 a month, more than Hammond.