Living Wage Calculation for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, 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 $17.11 $33.82 $43.16 $56.71 $26.53 $32.52 $37.29 $41.44 $13.16 $18.83 $23.78 $28.43
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 $8,931 $17,862 $26,793 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,931 $17,862 $26,793
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 $11,164 $13,553 $13,553 $17,830 $11,526 $13,553 $13,553 $17,830 $11,164 $13,553 $13,553 $17,830
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 $31,210 $60,978 $77,074 $98,814 $49,065 $59,472 $67,767 $74,985 $48,703 $68,403 $85,628 $101,778
Annual taxes $4,373 $9,361 $12,701 $19,147 $6,122 $8,167 $9,797 $11,216 $6,051 $9,922 $13,307 $16,480
Required annual income before taxes $35,583 $70,339 $89,776 $117,962 $55,187 $67,640 $77,564 $86,201 $54,754 $78,326 $98,935 $118,259

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $86,593
Business & Financial Operations $83,153
Computer & Mathematical $93,958
Architecture & Engineering $99,669
Life, Physical, & Social Science $74,598
Community & Social Service $48,026
Legal $67,960
Education, Training, & Library $68,159
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $54,983
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,001
Healthcare Support $32,481
Protective Service $46,759
Food Preparation & Serving Related $30,331
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,205
Personal Care & Service $31,069
Sales & Related $31,974
Office & Administrative Support $40,673
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $33,175
Construction & Extraction $42,161
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $50,408
Production $40,937
Transportation & Material Moving $33,197