Living Wage Calculation for Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL

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 $14.93 $30.22 $37.91 $48.45 $24.51 $31.01 $36.17 $39.89 $12.24 $17.10 $21.28 $24.75
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 $5,396 $10,792 $16,188 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,396 $10,792 $16,188
Medical $2,998 $9,059 $9,069 $8,994 $6,663 $9,069 $8,994 $9,147 $6,663 $9,069 $8,994 $9,147
Housing $6,744 $8,928 $8,928 $11,856 $6,780 $8,928 $8,928 $11,856 $6,744 $8,928 $8,928 $11,856
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 $26,604 $52,687 $65,248 $82,103 $44,150 $54,716 $63,011 $68,879 $44,114 $60,112 $73,803 $85,067
Annual taxes $4,444 $10,178 $13,613 $18,681 $6,822 $9,785 $12,224 $14,099 $6,814 $11,043 $14,742 $17,878
Required annual income before taxes $31,047 $62,864 $78,861 $100,784 $50,972 $64,501 $75,235 $82,979 $50,928 $71,155 $88,544 $102,945

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $87,828
Business & Financial Operations $67,211
Computer & Mathematical $77,354
Architecture & Engineering $85,446
Life, Physical, & Social Science $66,703
Community & Social Service $50,187
Legal $67,078
Education, Training, & Library $62,657
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $40,353
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $52,756
Healthcare Support $25,788
Protective Service $43,881
Food Preparation & Serving Related $20,926
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $26,714
Personal Care & Service $25,469
Sales & Related $26,450
Office & Administrative Support $38,004
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $39,802
Construction & Extraction $41,819
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $55,083
Production $40,088
Transportation & Material Moving $32,139