Living Wage Calculation for Clarksville, TN

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 $14.89 $30.75 $38.99 $51.25 $24.64 $30.47 $35.24 $39.46 $12.08 $17.29 $21.74 $25.91
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 $7,158 $14,315 $21,473 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,158 $14,315 $21,473
Medical $3,213 $8,732 $8,743 $8,668 $6,943 $8,743 $8,668 $8,821 $6,943 $8,743 $8,668 $8,821
Housing $7,282 $10,451 $10,451 $14,850 $8,120 $10,451 $10,451 $14,850 $7,282 $10,451 $10,451 $14,850
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 $27,356 $55,645 $69,968 $90,056 $45,769 $55,913 $64,208 $71,547 $44,931 $63,071 $78,523 $93,020
Annual taxes $3,616 $8,313 $11,128 $16,551 $5,488 $7,468 $9,098 $10,540 $5,340 $8,874 $11,911 $14,759
Required annual income before taxes $30,972 $63,958 $81,096 $106,606 $51,258 $63,381 $73,305 $82,087 $50,271 $71,945 $90,433 $107,779

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $86,273
Business & Financial Operations $66,097
Computer & Mathematical $67,200
Architecture & Engineering $80,000
Life, Physical, & Social Science $73,638
Community & Social Service $44,002
Legal $55,568
Education, Training, & Library $66,295
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,392
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $64,697
Healthcare Support $31,433
Protective Service $51,367
Food Preparation & Serving Related $24,311
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $27,277
Personal Care & Service $25,215
Sales & Related $29,680
Office & Administrative Support $40,044
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,668
Construction & Extraction $42,073
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,676
Production $40,893
Transportation & Material Moving $35,204