Living Wage Calculation for Baton Rouge, LA

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 $16.07 $32.28 $40.99 $52.92 $26.01 $31.78 $36.69 $40.13 $12.88 $18.06 $22.69 $26.58
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 $7,336 $14,673 $22,009 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,336 $14,673 $22,009
Medical $3,274 $9,590 $9,600 $9,525 $7,459 $9,600 $9,525 $9,678 $7,459 $9,600 $9,525 $9,678
Housing $8,649 $10,659 $10,659 $13,527 $9,077 $10,659 $10,659 $13,527 $8,649 $10,659 $10,659 $13,527
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 $28,784 $56,889 $71,391 $90,127 $47,243 $56,978 $65,273 $71,082 $46,814 $64,314 $79,945 $93,091
Annual taxes $4,640 $10,254 $13,878 $19,952 $6,867 $9,122 $11,043 $12,388 $6,767 $10,822 $14,443 $17,488
Required annual income before taxes $33,424 $67,142 $85,269 $110,079 $54,109 $66,100 $76,316 $83,470 $53,582 $75,136 $94,388 $110,579

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $107,971
Business & Financial Operations $68,379
Computer & Mathematical $72,062
Architecture & Engineering $93,054
Life, Physical, & Social Science $70,838
Community & Social Service $52,282
Legal $67,376
Education, Training, & Library $53,638
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,889
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,630
Healthcare Support $26,858
Protective Service $42,977
Food Preparation & Serving Related $23,175
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $26,340
Personal Care & Service $25,314
Sales & Related $31,257
Office & Administrative Support $40,981
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,741
Construction & Extraction $53,120
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,319
Production $54,961
Transportation & Material Moving $40,419