Pharmacist · Hammond, LA
Pharmacist in Hammond: $5,337/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Hammond at $133,580 a year. About 140 pharmacist jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.37). The 10th percentile is $103,140 and the 90th is $165,450. Pay ranks 309th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 11.2× 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 $5,337 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 229 miles away, at $5,898 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,337
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$133,580
$103,140 to $165,450
Rent (1 bd)
$997
$1,187 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 1.37
Pay rank
309th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
11.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $133,580.
- Taxes$2,930
- Rent$997
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$5,337
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $133,580
- Federal income tax
- −$21,306
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$10,219
- State income tax (LA)
- −$3,632
- Take-home pay
- $98,423
- Effective tax rate
- 26.3%
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
$11,132 gross, minus $2,930 in tax and $2,865 in living costs.
$5,337
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $5,898/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Hammond?
$133,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 pharmacist jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Hammond?
$5,337 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $997, and pay covers 11.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Beaumont, about 229 miles away, leaves $5,898 a month, more than Hammond.