Living Wage Calculation for Amarillo, 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 $14.90 $31.40 $39.59 $51.53 $24.98 $31.16 $35.93 $39.84 $12.18 $17.62 $22.04 $26.03
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 $7,087 $14,175 $21,262 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,087 $14,175 $21,262
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 $7,458 $10,904 $10,904 $14,759 $8,562 $10,904 $10,904 $14,759 $7,458 $10,904 $10,904 $14,759
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 $27,377 $56,769 $71,022 $90,496 $46,366 $57,107 $65,402 $72,198 $45,261 $64,194 $79,577 $93,460
Annual taxes $3,620 $8,534 $11,335 $16,681 $5,594 $7,703 $9,332 $10,668 $5,399 $9,095 $12,118 $14,846
Required annual income before taxes $30,998 $65,303 $82,357 $107,176 $51,960 $64,810 $74,734 $82,865 $50,660 $73,290 $91,695 $108,305

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $90,187
Business & Financial Operations $67,332
Computer & Mathematical $80,265
Architecture & Engineering $83,429
Life, Physical, & Social Science $65,910
Community & Social Service $51,643
Legal $66,009
Education, Training, & Library $54,245
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,911
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,045
Healthcare Support $31,257
Protective Service $49,206
Food Preparation & Serving Related $24,311
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,889
Personal Care & Service $25,722
Sales & Related $30,342
Office & Administrative Support $37,828
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $37,762
Construction & Extraction $41,896
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $49,041
Production $40,959
Transportation & Material Moving $39,537