Firefighter · Hammond, LA
Firefighter in Hammond: -$838/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Hammond at $28,330 a year. About 170 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.60). The 10th percentile is $22,210 and the 90th is $43,730. Pay ranks 345th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.4× 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 -$838 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 229 miles away, at $1,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$838
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$28,330
$22,210 to $43,730
Rent (1 bd)
$997
$1,187 (2 bd)
Employment
170
Location quotient 1.60
Pay rank
345th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $28,330.
- Taxes$334
- Rent$997
- Other living costs$1,868
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $28,330
- Federal income tax
- −$1,361
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,167
- State income tax (LA)
- −$475
- Take-home pay
- $24,327
- Effective tax rate
- 14.1%
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
$2,361 gross, minus $334 in tax and $2,865 in living costs.
-$838
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,648/mo.
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Other jobs in Hammond
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a firefighter make in Hammond?
$28,330 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 170 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Hammond?
-$838 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $997, and pay covers 2.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Beaumont, about 229 miles away, leaves $1,648 a month, more than Hammond.