Living Wage Calculation for Brownsville-Harlingen, 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 $14.74 $30.14 $37.80 $48.40 $24.42 $30.43 $35.20 $38.55 $12.10 $16.99 $21.15 $24.59
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 $6,165 $12,329 $18,494 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,165 $12,329 $18,494
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 $7,176 $9,636 $9,636 $12,516 $7,572 $9,636 $9,636 $12,516 $7,176 $9,636 $9,636 $12,516
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 $27,096 $54,579 $67,908 $85,484 $45,376 $55,839 $64,134 $69,954 $44,980 $62,004 $76,463 $88,448
Annual taxes $3,565 $8,104 $10,723 $15,195 $5,419 $7,453 $9,083 $10,227 $5,349 $8,665 $11,506 $13,861
Required annual income before taxes $30,661 $62,682 $78,631 $100,680 $50,795 $63,293 $73,217 $80,182 $50,329 $70,669 $87,969 $102,310

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $84,267
Business & Financial Operations $62,789
Computer & Mathematical $53,936
Architecture & Engineering $70,099
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,037
Community & Social Service $40,309
Legal $66,803
Education, Training, & Library $54,090
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $43,076
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $65,413
Healthcare Support $24,564
Protective Service $52,459
Food Preparation & Serving Related $23,142
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $25,645
Personal Care & Service $24,598
Sales & Related $29,581
Office & Administrative Support $32,668
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $29,967
Construction & Extraction $38,567
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $40,397
Production $31,951
Transportation & Material Moving $31,687