Registered Nurse 1 or 2 (OPC)
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Source: GovernmentJobs / State of Louisiana NeoGov
Pay & demand for Registered Nurses in Louisiana
This listing pays about $71,604/yr (midpoint) — around the 19th percentile for Registered Nurses in Hammond metro: below the typical range.
- Median pay
- $76,200/yr · Hammond metro
- Typical range
- $75,250 – $91,350
- Average pay
- $81,910/yr
- Employed in Louisiana
- 48,970
- Share of LA jobs
- 25.31 per 1,000
Hammond metro median for this occupation is $4,030 below the statewide median.
Typical path: ADN or BSN + RN license (NCLEX)
Living in Hammond, LA
- Median rent
- $974/mo
- Median home value
- $204,600
- Median household income
- $57,256/yr
- Population
- 135,218
A month at this job's midpoint pay would cover about 6.1 months of median rent here.
HUD fair market rent (FY2026, Tangipahoa Parish): $848/mo 1BR · $1,099/mo 2BR — a 2BR at FMR takes about 18% of this job's monthly midpoint pay.
Wage estimates: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics, 2025 annual estimates, occupation 291141 — Registered Nurses. Percentile is an estimate for comparison, not a guarantee. Cost-of-living figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates. Fair market rents: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, FY2026.