Police officer · Hammond, LA
Police officer in Hammond: -$49/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Hammond at $40,560 a year. About 380 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.84). The 10th percentile is $29,860 and the 90th is $58,810. Pay ranks 380th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× 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 -$49 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 229 miles away, at $2,464 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$49
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$40,560
$29,860 to $58,810
Rent (1 bd)
$997
$1,187 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 1.84
Pay rank
380th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $40,560.
- Taxes$564
- Rent$997
- Other living costs$1,868
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $40,560
- Federal income tax
- −$2,829
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,103
- State income tax (LA)
- −$842
- Take-home pay
- $33,787
- Effective tax rate
- 16.7%
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
$3,380 gross, minus $564 in tax and $2,865 in living costs.
-$49
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $2,464/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Hammond?
$40,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Hammond?
-$49 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $997, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Beaumont, about 229 miles away, leaves $2,464 a month, more than Hammond.