Living Wage Calculation for Rockbridge County, Virginia

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 $14.86 $32.45 $41.45 $54.13 $25.36 $31.63 $36.61 $40.34 $12.62 $18.11 $22.95 $27.21
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 $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

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 $7,952 $15,903 $23,855 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,952 $15,903 $23,855
Medical $3,247 $9,925 $9,935 $9,860 $6,748 $9,935 $9,860 $10,013 $6,748 $9,935 $9,860 $10,013
Housing $6,406 $9,387 $9,387 $12,689 $8,131 $9,387 $9,387 $12,689 $8,131 $9,387 $9,387 $12,689
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 $26,514 $56,568 $71,685 $91,469 $45,585 $56,042 $64,336 $70,578 $45,585 $63,994 $80,239 $94,433
Annual taxes $4,388 $10,927 $14,533 $21,121 $7,168 $9,751 $11,803 $13,333 $6,907 $11,327 $15,221 $18,771
Required annual income before taxes $30,902 $67,495 $86,218 $112,590 $52,753 $65,793 $76,139 $83,912 $52,492 $75,321 $95,460 $113,204

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $139,294
Business & Financial Operations $87,740
Computer & Mathematical $112,106
Architecture & Engineering $97,277
Life, Physical, & Social Science $87,652
Community & Social Service $53,319
Legal $110,121
Education, Training, & Library $65,127
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $63,440
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $82,503
Healthcare Support $32,117
Protective Service $51,367
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,979
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,404
Personal Care & Service $32,117
Sales & Related $32,933
Office & Administrative Support $41,720
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $36,141
Construction & Extraction $51,929
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,363
Production $41,621
Transportation & Material Moving $40,265