SOC 27-1026 · Hammond, LA metro

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Salary in Hammond, LA

The average salary for merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Hammond, Louisiana is $35,060 a year ($16.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,350: half of the 90 people in this job in the Hammond, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

$35,060average per year

$16.86 / hourMedian $33,350Take-home ≈ $29,685

  • $29K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $39K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

90people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#8 of 9Louisiana metros
84cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay range in Hammond

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $38,650 or more. The middle half of merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Hammond earn between $30,600 and $37,390.

  • $29K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $39K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$35,060$2,922$16.86
Median$33,350$2,779$16.03
Entry level (25th percentile)$30,600$2,550$14.71
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,390$3,116$17.98

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers pay in Hammond vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Merchandise displayers and window trimmers in Hammond earn 14% less than the Louisiana average ($40,640) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($42,830). At the median the gap is -15% against the U.S. median of $39,390.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Hammond$35,060$33,350$28,830$38,65090
Louisiana$40,640$34,860$28,350$49,7402,360
United States$42,830$39,390$30,760$58,370165,220

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary after taxes in Hammond

On the average salary of $35,060, a single filer in Hammond takes home about $29,685 a year, or $2,474 a month and $1,142 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Hammond a good place for merchandise displayers and window trimmers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Hammond area are 16% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 84.5), so the average $35,060 buys what about $41,511 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Hammond ($38,480). A typical home costs $225,222, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in other Louisiana cities

Hammond ranks 8th of 9 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Slidell pays the most ($43,060).

All Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salaries in Louisiana

Highest-paying cities for merchandise displayers and window trimmers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($60,630).

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary by city

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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers salary in Hammond: questions

How much do merchandise displayers and window trimmers make an hour in Hammond?

$16.86 an hour on average, and $16.03 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level merchandise displayers and window trimmers salary in Hammond?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,830 a year and the 25th percentile is $30,600, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the merchandise displayers and window trimmers take-home pay in Hammond?

About $29,685 a year ($2,474 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $35,060.

Do merchandise displayers and window trimmers earn more in Hammond than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,830).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-1026; area Hammond, LA (25220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.69, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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