Living Wage Calculation for Brunswick, GA

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support themselves and/or their family, working full-time, or 2080 hours per year. The tables below provide living wage estimates for individuals and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In households with two working adults, all hourly values reflect what one working adult requires to earn to meet their families’ basic needs, assuming the other adult also earns the same.

The poverty wage and state minimum wage are for reference purposes. Poverty wage estimates come from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Poverty Guidelines for 2025 and have been converted from an annual value to an hourly wage for ease of comparison. The state minimum wage data is sourced from the Labor Law Center and includes the minimum wage in a given state as of January of that year.

For further detail, please reference the Methodology page. The data on this page was last updated on February 10, 2025.

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 $21.46 $34.24 $41.26 $49.95 $29.85 $35.27 $38.91 $44.10 $14.93 $19.61 $23.33 $26.81
Poverty Wage $7.52 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $18.10 $5.08 $6.41 $7.73 $9.05
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

The table below shows the costs of each basic need that go into estimating the living wage. Like with the living wage, their values vary by location and family size.

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 $4,393 $6,460 $9,677 $12,874 $8,054 $10,010 $12,877 $15,708 $8,054 $10,010 $12,877 $15,708
Child Care $0 $7,130 $14,033 $16,975 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,130 $14,033 $16,975
Medical $3,517 $8,318 $8,390 $8,466 $6,968 $9,279 $9,550 $9,852 $6,968 $9,279 $9,550 $9,852
Housing $11,906 $15,232 $15,232 $18,943 $12,966 $15,232 $15,232 $18,943 $12,966 $15,232 $15,232 $18,943
Transportation $9,747 $11,280 $14,209 $16,350 $11,280 $14,209 $16,350 $18,137 $11,280 $14,209 $16,350 $18,137
Civic $2,589 $4,557 $5,031 $6,450 $4,557 $5,031 $6,450 $7,156 $4,557 $5,031 $6,450 $7,156
Internet & Mobile $1,483 $1,483 $1,483 $1,483 $2,065 $2,065 $2,065 $2,065 $2,065 $2,065 $2,065 $2,065
Other $3,770 $7,242 $7,587 $9,120 $7,242 $8,033 $9,120 $10,117 $7,242 $8,033 $9,120 $10,117
Required annual income after taxes $37,404 $61,700 $75,641 $90,662 $53,131 $63,859 $71,644 $81,978 $53,131 $70,989 $85,677 $98,953
Annual taxes $7,229 $9,518 $10,173 $13,238 $8,960 $9,513 $9,292 $9,742 $8,960 $10,581 $11,369 $12,593
Required annual income before taxes $44,633 $71,219 $85,814 $103,900 $62,091 $73,372 $80,936 $91,721 $62,091 $81,570 $97,045 $111,546

Typical Annual Salaries

The average annual salaries for various occupations in the table below comes from the latest state-level data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. When available, this data is specific to a given metro area.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $106,190
Business & Financial Operations $79,500
Computer & Mathematical $84,320
Architecture & Engineering $76,190
Life, Physical, & Social Science $63,380
Community & Social Service $46,910
Legal $96,880
Education, Training, & Library $65,070
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $46,990
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $78,030
Healthcare Support $34,540
Protective Service $60,410
Food Preparation & Serving Related $29,290
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,800
Personal Care & Service $30,610
Sales & Related $38,370
Office & Administrative Support $39,610
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $56,030
Construction & Extraction $48,890
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $49,290
Production $45,070
Transportation & Material Moving $43,020