Living Wage Calculation for College Station-Bryan, TX

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 $15.85 $32.33 $41.01 $54.25 $25.86 $31.62 $36.39 $40.91 $12.65 $18.09 $22.75 $27.29
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 $7,923 $15,846 $23,768 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,923 $15,846 $23,768
Medical $3,058 $9,474 $9,484 $9,409 $7,097 $9,484 $9,409 $9,562 $7,097 $9,484 $9,409 $9,562
Housing $9,108 $11,700 $11,700 $16,620 $10,092 $11,700 $11,700 $16,620 $9,108 $11,700 $11,700 $16,620
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 $29,028 $58,401 $73,489 $94,862 $47,896 $57,903 $66,198 $74,058 $46,912 $65,826 $82,044 $97,826
Annual taxes $3,944 $8,855 $11,820 $17,976 $5,893 $7,859 $9,489 $11,033 $5,699 $9,416 $12,603 $15,704
Required annual income before taxes $32,972 $67,255 $85,309 $112,838 $53,789 $65,762 $75,687 $85,092 $52,611 $75,242 $94,646 $113,530

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $88,137
Business & Financial Operations $63,429
Computer & Mathematical $69,041
Architecture & Engineering $44,256
Life, Physical, & Social Science $49,548
Community & Social Service $42,999
Legal $68,357
Education, Training, & Library $53,771
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $43,749
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $64,575
Healthcare Support $29,460
Protective Service $49,206
Food Preparation & Serving Related $23,506
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $27,376
Personal Care & Service $24,212
Sales & Related $29,504
Office & Administrative Support $33,561
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $30,099
Construction & Extraction $41,356
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $41,985
Production $38,335
Transportation & Material Moving $33,275