How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Hammond, LA?

Percentile spread

For Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $45,340 and the 90th percentile is $59,220. The difference is $13,880, which is 29.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,470 to the 75th at $59,220, covers $11,750.

The mean annual wage is $50,750, which sits above the median of $47,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Hammond, LA median is 25.8% lower than the national median of $63,970 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,204, which is 12.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.2% lower than the Louisiana median of $58,770.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hammond, LA is 84.460, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $56,204 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Hammond, LA ranks 15th of 15 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 31 miles away, with a median of $59,850 and employment of 2,080. That median is 26.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,545, against $56,204 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 43 miles away, with a median of $59,310 and employment of 4,450. That median is 24.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,334, against $56,204 here.
• Hattiesburg, MS is 80 miles away, with a median of $47,650 and employment of 450. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,374, against $56,204 here.

Employment share

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 1.3% of wage-and-salary employment in Hammond, LA (610 of 47,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.89% of employment (1,388,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.43 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.