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Average Security And Fire Alarm Systems Installers Salary in Hammond, LA

Security And Fire Alarm Systems Installers in Hammond, LA earn a median annual salary of $46,460, which is -21.7% compared to the national median. There are 40 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).

$46,460
Hammond, LA median annual wage
$22/hour median
-21.7%
Difference vs national median
National median is $59,300
40
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.48
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$34,230
25th
$37,660
Median
$46,460
75th
$49,970
90th
$55,800

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
$55,008
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 71.0%
Rents: 48.2%

Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

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 Security And Fire Alarm Systems Installers in Hammond, LA

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Security And Fire Alarm Systems Installers are projected to change by +10.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 9,400 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.