Living Wage Calculation for Charlottesville, VA

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 $18.68 $37.13 $47.18 $61.21 $28.49 $35.51 $40.49 $44.52 $14.01 $20.44 $25.68 $30.49
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 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00

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 $9,267 $18,535 $27,802 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,267 $18,535 $27,802
Medical $3,247 $9,925 $9,935 $9,860 $6,748 $9,935 $9,860 $10,013 $6,748 $9,935 $9,860 $10,013
Housing $12,754 $15,827 $15,827 $19,614 $13,335 $15,827 $15,827 $19,614 $12,754 $15,827 $15,827 $19,614
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 $32,862 $64,323 $80,757 $102,342 $50,789 $62,482 $70,776 $77,504 $50,208 $71,749 $89,311 $105,306
Annual taxes $6,000 $12,897 $17,383 $24,969 $8,472 $11,387 $13,438 $15,092 $8,059 $13,297 $17,525 $21,533
Required annual income before taxes $38,862 $77,220 $98,140 $127,311 $59,261 $73,869 $84,215 $92,596 $58,267 $85,046 $106,836 $126,839

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $119,360
Business & Financial Operations $76,329
Computer & Mathematical $94,035
Architecture & Engineering $85,645
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,743
Community & Social Service $54,399
Legal $84,179
Education, Training, & Library $68,644
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $55,171
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $71,885
Healthcare Support $33,010
Protective Service $42,569
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,803
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,889
Personal Care & Service $32,811
Sales & Related $32,690
Office & Administrative Support $42,095
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,750
Construction & Extraction $50,981
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,470
Production $40,992
Transportation & Material Moving $34,090