Living Wage Calculation for Hammond, LA

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support his or herself and their family. The assumption is the sole provider is working full-time (2080 hours per year). The tool provides information for individuals, and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In the case of households with two working adults, all values are per working adult, single or in a family unless otherwise noted.

The state minimum wage is the same for all individuals, regardless of how many dependents they may have. Data are updated annually, in the first quarter of the new year. State minimum wages are determined based on the posted value of the minimum wage as of January one of the coming year (National Conference of State Legislatures, 2019). The poverty rate reflects a person's gross annual income. We have converted it to an hourly wage for the sake of comparison.

For further detail, please reference the technical documentation here.

1 ADULT 2 ADULTS

(1 WORKING)

2 ADULTS

(BOTH WORKING)

0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children
Living Wage $15.99 $32.43 $41.12 $52.84 $25.71 $31.95 $36.87 $40.14 $12.84 $18.14 $22.75 $26.54
Poverty Wage $6.53 $8.80 $11.07 $13.34 $8.80 $11.07 $13.34 $15.61 $4.40 $5.54 $6.67 $7.81
Minimum Wage $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25

Typical Expenses

These figures show the individual expenses that went into the living wage estimate. Their values vary by family size, composition, and the current location.

1 ADULT 2 ADULTS

(1 WORKING)

2 ADULTS

(BOTH WORKING)

0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children 0 Children 1 Child 2 Children 3 Children
Food $3,926 $5,795 $8,707 $11,540 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071
Child Care $0 $7,288 $14,576 $21,864 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,288 $14,576 $21,864
Medical $3,274 $9,590 $9,600 $9,525 $7,459 $9,600 $9,525 $9,678 $7,459 $9,600 $9,525 $9,678
Housing $8,508 $10,956 $10,956 $13,548 $8,568 $10,956 $10,956 $13,548 $8,508 $10,956 $10,956 $13,548
Transportation $5,477 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530
Civic $3,074 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395
Other $4,253 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749
Required annual income after taxes $28,644 $57,138 $71,591 $90,003 $46,733 $57,275 $65,570 $71,103 $46,673 $64,563 $80,146 $92,967
Annual taxes $4,607 $10,316 $13,928 $19,910 $6,749 $9,191 $11,112 $12,393 $6,735 $10,879 $14,489 $17,459
Required annual income before taxes $33,251 $67,453 $85,520 $109,912 $53,482 $66,466 $76,682 $83,496 $53,408 $75,443 $94,635 $110,426

Typical Annual Salaries

These are the typical annual salaries for various professions in this location.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $84,840
Business & Financial Operations $64,443
Computer & Mathematical $65,248
Architecture & Engineering $68,401
Life, Physical, & Social Science $66,174
Community & Social Service $42,977
Legal $61,334
Education, Training, & Library $53,418
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $39,217
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $65,777
Healthcare Support $24,355
Protective Service $33,054
Food Preparation & Serving Related $20,022
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $28,975
Personal Care & Service $24,024
Sales & Related $25,491
Office & Administrative Support $33,109
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $39,614
Construction & Extraction $41,312
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $50,220
Production $33,197
Transportation & Material Moving $38,214