Living Wage Calculation for Birmingham-Hoover, 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 $16.55 $32.98 $41.78 $54.15 $26.47 $32.65 $37.81 $41.85 $13.04 $18.48 $23.22 $27.40
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 $7,274 $14,548 $21,822 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,274 $14,548 $21,822
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 $9,465 $11,698 $11,698 $15,157 $10,120 $11,698 $11,698 $15,157 $9,465 $11,698 $11,698 $15,157
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 $29,325 $57,334 $71,774 $91,038 $47,491 $57,486 $65,780 $72,180 $46,836 $64,760 $80,328 $94,002
Annual taxes $5,095 $11,262 $15,135 $21,589 $7,572 $10,431 $12,870 $14,870 $7,417 $12,127 $16,264 $19,964
Required annual income before taxes $34,420 $68,596 $86,909 $112,627 $55,063 $67,916 $78,650 $87,050 $54,252 $76,886 $96,592 $113,966

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $109,008
Business & Financial Operations $69,647
Computer & Mathematical $88,523
Architecture & Engineering $86,825
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,875
Community & Social Service $51,863
Legal $85,601
Education, Training, & Library $66,196
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $46,273
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,288
Healthcare Support $32,337
Protective Service $41,125
Food Preparation & Serving Related $23,969
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $27,200
Personal Care & Service $26,086
Sales & Related $32,789
Office & Administrative Support $41,069
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,983
Construction & Extraction $43,980
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,966
Production $40,518
Transportation & Material Moving $33,991