Living Wage Calculation for Tallahassee, FL

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 $20.63 $34.97 $42.28 $53.69 $29.34 $34.82 $39.05 $41.58 $14.67 $19.64 $23.68 $26.71
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 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00

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 $4,434 $6,536 $9,804 $13,031 $8,129 $10,119 $13,032 $15,889 $8,129 $10,119 $13,032 $15,889
Child Care $0 $8,233 $15,440 $21,590 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,233 $15,440 $21,590
Medical $3,189 $11,244 $11,130 $11,602 $7,998 $11,130 $11,602 $11,189 $7,998 $11,130 $11,602 $11,189
Housing $12,678 $15,974 $15,974 $20,370 $14,121 $15,974 $15,974 $20,370 $14,121 $15,974 $15,974 $20,370
Transportation $9,326 $10,793 $13,596 $15,644 $10,793 $13,596 $15,644 $15,626 $10,793 $13,596 $15,644 $15,626
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 $1,731 $1,731 $1,731 $1,731 $2,311 $2,311 $2,311 $2,311 $2,311 $2,311 $2,311 $2,311
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 $37,426 $65,288 $79,878 $99,758 $54,127 $65,331 $74,353 $80,417 $54,127 $73,564 $89,793 $102,006
Annual taxes $5,487 $7,440 $8,062 $11,919 $6,901 $7,103 $6,875 $6,067 $6,901 $8,120 $8,709 $9,109
Required annual income before taxes $42,913 $72,728 $87,940 $111,677 $61,028 $72,434 $81,229 $86,483 $61,028 $81,684 $98,503 $111,115

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 $98,140
Business & Financial Operations $58,660
Computer & Mathematical $71,050
Architecture & Engineering $71,100
Life, Physical, & Social Science $54,090
Community & Social Service $44,150
Legal $86,200
Education, Training, & Library $55,430
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $61,030
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $85,830
Healthcare Support $31,790
Protective Service $48,720
Food Preparation & Serving Related $28,280
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $29,320
Personal Care & Service $29,450
Sales & Related $39,980
Office & Administrative Support $38,050
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,480
Construction & Extraction $43,280
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $44,460
Production $37,180
Transportation & Material Moving $34,510