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Average Medical Secretaries And Administrative Assistants Salary in Hammond, LA

Medical Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in Hammond, LA earn a median annual salary of $33,370, which is -25.2% compared to the national median. There are 50 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Hammond, LA (metro area).

$33,370
Hammond, LA median annual wage
$16/hour median
-25.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $44,640
50
Local employment
1.0 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.18
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$29,570
25th
$30,310
Median
$33,370
75th
$36,500
90th
$44,990

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Hammond, LA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
84.5%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$39,510
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 71.0%
Rents: 48.2%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

MetroMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$67,380Compare5,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$61,090Compare14,000
Napa, CA$60,940Compare480
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$60,470Compare7,110
Vallejo, CA$60,260Compare940
Bellingham, WA$57,360Compare230

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Hammond, LA

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Nurse Anesthetists$229,1501.96
Pharmacists$129,6001.22
Financial Managers$121,0400.46
Computer And Information Systems Managers$120,0000.19
Nurse Practitioners$110,3501.69
Veterinarians$107,8701.56
Human Resources Managers$102,7000.49
Civil Engineers$101,9100.28

Hammond, LA has salary data for 187 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Nurse Anesthetists.

Historical series

Trend for Medical Secretaries And Administrative Assistants in Hammond, LA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Medical Secretaries And Administrative Assistants are projected to change by +4.2% from 2024 to 2034, with 85,900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.