Living Wage Calculation for Gainesville, GA

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support themselves and/or their family, working full-time, or 2080 hours per year. The tables below provide living wage estimates for individuals and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In households with two working adults, all hourly values reflect what one working adult requires to earn to meet their families’ basic needs, assuming the other adult also earns the same.

The poverty wage and state minimum wage are for reference purposes. Poverty wage estimates come from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Poverty Guidelines for 2024 and have been converted from an annual value to an hourly wage for ease of comparison. The state minimum wage data is sourced from the Labor Law Center and includes the minimum wage in a given state as of January of that year.

For further detail, please reference the Methodology page. The data on this page was last updated on February 14, 2024.

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 $22.56 $38.55 $48.49 $61.81 $31.18 $37.09 $41.70 $43.92 $15.59 $21.60 $26.77 $30.44
Poverty Wage $7.24 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $17.59 $4.91 $6.21 $7.50 $8.79
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

The table below shows the costs of each basic need that go into estimating the living wage. Like with the living wage, their values vary by location and family size.

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 $4,213 $6,211 $9,316 $12,382 $7,724 $9,615 $12,384 $15,099 $7,724 $9,615 $12,384 $15,099
Child Care $0 $10,766 $20,879 $29,361 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,766 $20,879 $29,361
Medical $3,003 $9,639 $9,525 $9,996 $6,605 $9,525 $9,996 $9,584 $6,605 $9,525 $9,996 $9,584
Housing $12,979 $16,718 $16,718 $20,638 $14,897 $16,718 $16,718 $20,638 $14,897 $16,718 $16,718 $20,638
Transportation $11,626 $13,455 $16,949 $19,502 $13,455 $16,949 $19,502 $19,480 $13,455 $16,949 $19,502 $19,480
Civic $2,165 $3,810 $4,795 $5,553 $3,810 $4,795 $5,553 $5,191 $3,810 $4,795 $5,553 $5,191
Internet & Mobile $1,547 $1,547 $1,547 $1,547 $2,127 $2,127 $2,127 $2,127 $2,127 $2,127 $2,127 $2,127
Other $3,903 $6,966 $7,407 $10,238 $6,966 $7,407 $10,238 $9,841 $6,966 $7,407 $10,238 $9,841
Required annual income after taxes $39,437 $69,112 $87,136 $109,219 $55,584 $67,136 $76,518 $81,959 $55,584 $77,902 $97,397 $111,320
Annual taxes $7,495 $11,072 $13,723 $19,350 $9,273 $10,017 $10,209 $9,401 $9,273 $11,971 $13,953 $15,306
Required annual income before taxes $46,932 $80,184 $100,860 $128,569 $64,857 $77,153 $86,727 $91,360 $64,857 $89,873 $111,349 $126,626

Typical Annual Salaries

The average annual salaries for various occupations in the table below comes from the latest state-level data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. When available, this data is specific to a given metro area.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $111,470
Business & Financial Operations $79,520
Computer & Mathematical $82,470
Architecture & Engineering $77,860
Life, Physical, & Social Science $60,050
Community & Social Service $48,020
Legal $95,000
Education, Training, & Library $56,240
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $48,300
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $89,560
Healthcare Support $35,070
Protective Service $45,560
Food Preparation & Serving Related $27,260
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,920
Personal Care & Service $28,620
Sales & Related $43,560
Office & Administrative Support $39,680
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $36,270
Construction & Extraction $47,190
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $49,730
Production $39,890
Transportation & Material Moving $38,860