Living Wage Calculation for Cleveland, 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 $14.64 $30.45 $38.67 $50.00 $24.33 $30.19 $34.96 $38.37 $11.96 $17.14 $21.58 $25.33
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 $7,122 $14,245 $21,367 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,122 $14,245 $21,367
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 $6,840 $9,960 $9,960 $12,948 $7,572 $9,960 $9,960 $12,948 $6,840 $9,960 $9,960 $12,948
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 $26,914 $55,118 $69,406 $88,048 $45,222 $55,422 $63,716 $69,645 $44,490 $62,544 $77,961 $91,012
Annual taxes $3,529 $8,210 $11,017 $15,955 $5,392 $7,371 $9,001 $10,166 $5,262 $8,771 $11,800 $14,365
Required annual income before taxes $30,443 $63,328 $80,424 $104,003 $50,613 $62,793 $72,717 $79,811 $49,752 $71,315 $89,761 $105,377

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $97,585
Business & Financial Operations $53,164
Computer & Mathematical $55,061
Architecture & Engineering $82,315
Life, Physical, & Social Science $56,869
Community & Social Service $44,476
Legal $53,903
Education, Training, & Library $52,822
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $40,430
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $64,829
Healthcare Support $30,948
Protective Service $44,884
Food Preparation & Serving Related $24,234
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $30,584
Personal Care & Service $26,207
Sales & Related $30,959
Office & Administrative Support $39,041
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $0
Construction & Extraction $41,433
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,510
Production $39,791
Transportation & Material Moving $31,411