Living Wage Calculation for Abilene, TX

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 $15.36 $31.14 $38.83 $50.31 $25.11 $31.41 $36.18 $40.24 $12.40 $17.49 $21.66 $25.48
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 $6,206 $12,413 $18,619 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,206 $12,413 $18,619
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 $8,256 $11,340 $11,340 $15,456 $8,784 $11,340 $11,340 $15,456 $8,256 $11,340 $11,340 $15,456
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 $28,176 $56,324 $69,696 $88,549 $46,588 $57,543 $65,838 $72,894 $46,060 $63,749 $78,251 $91,513
Annual taxes $3,777 $8,447 $11,074 $16,104 $5,636 $7,788 $9,418 $10,805 $5,540 $9,008 $11,857 $14,463
Required annual income before taxes $31,953 $64,770 $80,771 $104,653 $52,223 $65,332 $75,256 $83,699 $51,600 $72,757 $90,108 $105,977

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $84,983
Business & Financial Operations $66,097
Computer & Mathematical $66,273
Architecture & Engineering $67,299
Life, Physical, & Social Science $64,950
Community & Social Service $51,665
Legal $61,797
Education, Training, & Library $52,878
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $41,136
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $66,759
Healthcare Support $26,218
Protective Service $49,206
Food Preparation & Serving Related $24,289
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $29,173
Personal Care & Service $25,733
Sales & Related $30,783
Office & Administrative Support $37,133
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $31,036
Construction & Extraction $41,378
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $48,335
Production $38,534
Transportation & Material Moving $33,616