How much do Lawyers make in Hammond, LA?

Percentile spread

For Lawyers, the published 10th percentile is $46,080 and the 90th percentile is $208,690. The difference is $162,610, which is 208.2% 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 $57,510 to the 75th at $130,500, covers $72,990.

The mean annual wage is $103,010, which sits above the median of $78,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hammond, LA median is 51.1% lower than the national median of $159,670 for Lawyers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $92,482, which is 42.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25% lower than the Louisiana median of $104,100.

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 $78,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lawyers at $92,482 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 Lawyers. 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 $84,590 and employment of 560. That median is 8.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,226, against $92,482 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 43 miles away, with a median of $102,070 and employment of 2,300. That median is 30.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $112,437, against $92,482 here.
• Hattiesburg, MS is 80 miles away, with a median of $87,570 and employment of 160. That median is 12.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,928, against $92,482 here.

Employment share

Lawyers accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Hammond, LA (150 of 47,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (754,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.65 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.