Living Wage Calculation for Jack County, Texas

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 $14.58 $30.04 $37.80 $49.14 $24.32 $30.25 $35.02 $38.97 $12.16 $16.94 $21.14 $24.93
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 $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

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 $6,316 $12,631 $18,947 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,316 $12,631 $18,947
Medical $3,058 $9,474 $9,484 $9,409 $7,097 $9,484 $9,409 $9,562 $7,097 $9,484 $9,409 $9,562
Housing $6,899 $9,326 $9,326 $13,243 $7,391 $9,326 $9,326 $13,243 $7,391 $9,326 $9,326 $13,243
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 $26,819 $54,419 $67,900 $86,664 $45,195 $55,529 $63,823 $70,682 $45,195 $61,845 $76,454 $89,629
Annual taxes $3,510 $8,072 $10,721 $15,545 $5,387 $7,392 $9,022 $10,370 $5,387 $8,634 $11,504 $14,093
Required annual income before taxes $30,329 $62,492 $78,621 $102,209 $50,582 $62,921 $72,845 $81,051 $50,582 $70,478 $87,958 $103,722

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $110,099
Business & Financial Operations $83,197
Computer & Mathematical $99,096
Architecture & Engineering $88,368
Life, Physical, & Social Science $71,025
Community & Social Service $52,426
Legal $89,140
Education, Training, & Library $65,998
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $53,054
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $76,516
Healthcare Support $28,291
Protective Service $51,367
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,336
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,213
Personal Care & Service $28,291
Sales & Related $32,569
Office & Administrative Support $41,036
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,337
Construction & Extraction $49,868
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,018
Production $41,058
Transportation & Material Moving $40,044