Living Wage Calculation for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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 $17.78 $35.51 $45.10 $59.00 $27.84 $34.12 $38.90 $43.28 $13.61 $19.68 $24.68 $29.48
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 $9,089 $18,179 $27,268 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,089 $18,179 $27,268
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 $12,451 $16,060 $16,060 $20,735 $13,535 $16,060 $16,060 $20,735 $12,451 $16,060 $16,060 $20,735
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 $32,371 $63,927 $80,182 $102,477 $51,339 $62,263 $70,558 $78,173 $50,255 $71,352 $88,737 $105,441
Annual taxes $4,601 $9,941 $13,623 $20,233 $6,569 $8,716 $10,346 $11,842 $6,356 $10,502 $13,918 $17,200
Required annual income before taxes $36,973 $73,867 $93,805 $122,710 $57,908 $70,979 $80,903 $90,015 $56,612 $81,854 $102,654 $122,641

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $114,388
Business & Financial Operations $85,391
Computer & Mathematical $109,526
Architecture & Engineering $88,644
Life, Physical, & Social Science $72,084
Community & Social Service $54,267
Legal $108,346
Education, Training, & Library $66,891
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $54,134
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $83,440
Healthcare Support $31,963
Protective Service $51,786
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,987
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,128
Personal Care & Service $30,684
Sales & Related $33,363
Office & Administrative Support $41,951
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $35,171
Construction & Extraction $51,279
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,503
Production $40,706
Transportation & Material Moving $40,761