How much do Pharmacists make in Hammond, LA?

Percentile spread

For Pharmacists, the published 10th percentile is $103,140 and the 90th percentile is $165,450. The difference is $62,310, which is 46.6% 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 $127,060 to the 75th at $148,670, covers $21,610.

The mean annual wage is $132,670, which sits below the median of $133,580. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hammond, LA median is 5.2% lower than the national median of $140,910 for Pharmacists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $158,158, which is 12.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.9% higher than the Louisiana median of $132,410.

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 $133,580 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Pharmacists at $158,158 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 Pharmacists. Hammond, LA ranks 8th 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 $131,200 and employment of 370. That median is 1.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,492, against $158,158 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 43 miles away, with a median of $134,680 and employment of 960. That median is 0.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $148,359, against $158,158 here.
• Hattiesburg, MS is 80 miles away, with a median of $128,980 and employment of 170. That median is 3.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,182, against $158,158 here.

Employment share

Pharmacists accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Hammond, LA (140 of 47,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (321,970 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.41 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.