Living Wage Calculation for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL

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 $17.42 $34.95 $44.86 $59.00 $26.66 $33.22 $37.99 $42.25 $13.32 $19.40 $24.57 $29.48
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 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00

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 $9,687 $19,375 $29,062 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,687 $19,375 $29,062
Medical $3,184 $9,190 $9,200 $9,126 $6,832 $9,200 $9,126 $9,279 $6,832 $9,200 $9,126 $9,279
Housing $11,712 $14,772 $14,772 $19,236 $11,748 $14,772 $14,772 $19,236 $11,712 $14,772 $14,772 $19,236
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 $31,758 $62,953 $79,807 $102,489 $49,287 $60,692 $68,986 $76,391 $49,251 $70,379 $88,361 $105,453
Annual taxes $4,481 $9,749 $13,512 $20,237 $6,166 $8,407 $10,037 $11,492 $6,159 $10,310 $13,844 $17,202
Required annual income before taxes $36,239 $72,702 $93,318 $122,726 $55,453 $69,098 $79,023 $87,883 $55,410 $80,689 $102,205 $122,655

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $89,713
Business & Financial Operations $67,519
Computer & Mathematical $81,775
Architecture & Engineering $68,986
Life, Physical, & Social Science $55,700
Community & Social Service $53,385
Legal $67,630
Education, Training, & Library $66,891
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $52,084
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $83,252
Healthcare Support $33,738
Protective Service $42,922
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,058
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,856
Personal Care & Service $31,907
Sales & Related $32,569
Office & Administrative Support $41,069
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $30,518
Construction & Extraction $42,811
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,422
Production $41,125
Transportation & Material Moving $33,947