Living Wage Calculation for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

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 $14.66 $31.52 $40.45 $52.05 $24.58 $31.06 $36.22 $39.52 $12.11 $17.75 $22.55 $26.42
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 $7,491 $14,982 $22,473 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,491 $14,982 $22,473
Medical $2,998 $9,059 $9,069 $8,994 $6,663 $9,069 $8,994 $9,147 $6,663 $9,069 $8,994 $9,147
Housing $6,300 $9,012 $9,012 $11,220 $6,900 $9,012 $9,012 $11,220 $6,300 $9,012 $9,012 $11,220
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 $26,160 $54,866 $69,522 $87,752 $44,270 $54,800 $63,095 $68,243 $43,670 $62,291 $78,077 $90,716
Annual taxes $4,337 $10,686 $14,610 $20,519 $6,848 $9,804 $12,244 $13,951 $6,717 $11,551 $15,739 $19,197
Required annual income before taxes $30,497 $65,552 $84,132 $108,272 $51,119 $64,605 $75,338 $82,194 $50,387 $73,842 $93,816 $109,913

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $85,237
Business & Financial Operations $61,863
Computer & Mathematical $63,727
Architecture & Engineering $78,578
Life, Physical, & Social Science $62,536
Community & Social Service $47,784
Legal $66,284
Education, Training, & Library $62,569
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $39,250
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $53,958
Healthcare Support $29,636
Protective Service $39,427
Food Preparation & Serving Related $21,544
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $26,207
Personal Care & Service $23,727
Sales & Related $29,570
Office & Administrative Support $33,175
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,882
Construction & Extraction $42,095
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $49,967
Production $40,827
Transportation & Material Moving $32,856