Living Wage Calculation for Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

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 $17.19 $36.40 $47.70 $64.88 $27.29 $33.71 $38.46 $44.36 $13.08 $20.19 $25.95 $32.46
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 $14.13 $14.13 $14.13 $14.13 $14.13 $14.13 $14.13 $14.13 $14.13 $14.13 $14.13 $14.13

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 $4,559 $6,729 $10,111 $13,402 $8,359 $10,413 $13,429 $16,341 $8,359 $10,413 $13,429 $16,341
Child Care $0 $11,355 $22,710 $34,065 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,355 $22,710 $34,065
Medical $3,238 $8,134 $8,144 $8,070 $6,635 $8,144 $8,070 $8,223 $6,635 $8,144 $8,070 $8,223
Housing $11,352 $16,884 $16,884 $23,664 $13,284 $16,884 $16,884 $23,664 $11,352 $16,884 $16,884 $23,664
Transportation $4,470 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $12,675 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $12,675
Civic $2,882 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $6,933 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $6,933
Other $4,339 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $10,966 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $10,966
Required annual income after taxes $30,972 $64,569 $83,138 $109,676 $49,744 $60,730 $68,858 $78,933 $47,812 $72,085 $91,568 $112,998
Annual taxes $4,778 $11,153 $16,074 $25,277 $7,018 $9,381 $11,139 $13,328 $6,605 $11,890 $16,387 $22,051
Required annual income before taxes $35,750 $75,722 $99,213 $134,953 $56,762 $70,111 $79,997 $92,261 $54,417 $83,976 $107,955 $135,049

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $132,007
Business & Financial Operations $81,521
Computer & Mathematical $95,314
Architecture & Engineering $91,753
Life, Physical, & Social Science $85,215
Community & Social Service $53,528
Legal $109,405
Education, Training, & Library $67,872
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $68,908
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $84,928
Healthcare Support $32,889
Protective Service $44,498
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,687
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,308
Personal Care & Service $32,084
Sales & Related $31,731
Office & Administrative Support $41,720
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,459
Construction & Extraction $67,497
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,418
Production $40,088
Transportation & Material Moving $37,034