Registered nurse · Hammond, LA
Registered nurse in Hammond: $2,142/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median registered nurse wage in Hammond at $76,200 a year. About 1,260 registered nurse jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $65,330 and the 90th is $98,200. Pay ranks 359th-highest of 374 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× 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 $2,142 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lake Charles, about 171 miles away, at $2,800 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,142
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,200
$65,330 to $98,200
Rent (1 bd)
$997
$1,187 (2 bd)
Employment
1,260
Location quotient 1.21
Pay rank
359th of 374
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, registered nurse pay of $76,200.
- Taxes$1,343
- Rent$997
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$2,142
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,200
- Federal income tax
- −$8,378
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,829
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,911
- Take-home pay
- $60,082
- Effective tax rate
- 21.2%
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
$6,350 gross, minus $1,343 in tax and $2,865 in living costs.
$2,142
Rank every metro for a registered nurse
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lake Charles, $2,800/mo.
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Questions
What does a registered nurse make in Hammond?
$76,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,260 registered nurse jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a registered nurse in Hammond?
$2,142 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $997, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a registered nurse keep more?
Lake Charles, about 171 miles away, leaves $2,800 a month, more than Hammond.