Living Wage Calculation for Van Buren County, Arkansas

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support his or herself and their family. The assumption is the sole provider is working full-time (2080 hours per year). The tool provides information for individuals, and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In the case of households with two working adults, all values are per working adult, single or in a family unless otherwise noted.

The state minimum wage is the same for all individuals, regardless of how many dependents they may have. Data are updated annually, in the first quarter of the new year. State minimum wages are determined based on the posted value of the minimum wage as of January one of the coming year (National Conference of State Legislatures, 2019). The poverty rate reflects a person's gross annual income. We have converted it to an hourly wage for the sake of comparison.

For further detail, please reference the technical documentation here.

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 $14.21 $29.64 $36.98 $46.54 $24.48 $30.60 $35.60 $38.55 $12.07 $16.67 $20.65 $23.62
Poverty Wage $6.53 $8.80 $11.07 $13.34 $8.80 $11.07 $13.34 $15.61 $4.40 $5.54 $6.67 $7.81
Minimum Wage $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00

Typical Expenses

These figures show the individual expenses that went into the living wage estimate. Their values vary by family size, composition, and the current location.

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 $3,926 $5,795 $8,707 $11,540 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071
Child Care $0 $5,009 $10,017 $15,026 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,009 $10,017 $15,026
Medical $3,200 $9,339 $9,349 $9,275 $7,148 $9,349 $9,275 $9,427 $7,148 $9,349 $9,275 $9,427
Housing $5,679 $8,377 $8,377 $10,360 $6,369 $8,377 $8,377 $10,360 $6,369 $8,377 $8,377 $10,360
Transportation $5,477 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530
Civic $3,074 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395
Other $4,253 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749
Required annual income after taxes $25,740 $52,029 $64,203 $79,726 $44,223 $54,446 $62,740 $67,664 $44,223 $59,455 $72,757 $82,690
Annual taxes $3,811 $9,627 $12,707 $17,086 $6,686 $9,212 $11,302 $12,530 $5,993 $9,913 $13,162 $15,580
Required annual income before taxes $29,551 $61,656 $76,910 $96,812 $50,910 $63,658 $74,042 $80,194 $50,216 $69,367 $85,919 $98,271

Typical Annual Salaries

These are the typical annual salaries for various professions in this location.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $85,061
Business & Financial Operations $66,759
Computer & Mathematical $84,609
Architecture & Engineering $77,574
Life, Physical, & Social Science $65,314
Community & Social Service $42,415
Legal $56,185
Education, Training, & Library $52,381
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,040
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $65,777
Healthcare Support $31,147
Protective Service $40,970
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,130
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $27,343
Personal Care & Service $26,318
Sales & Related $31,257
Office & Administrative Support $39,118
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,712
Construction & Extraction $41,510
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $49,272
Production $39,901
Transportation & Material Moving $33,826