Living Wage Calculation for Gadsden, 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 $14.82 $29.68 $37.07 $46.76 $24.61 $30.77 $35.93 $39.22 $12.19 $16.83 $20.86 $23.96
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 $4,888 $9,776 $14,665 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,888 $9,776 $14,665
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 $6,564 $8,520 $8,520 $10,728 $6,960 $8,520 $8,520 $10,728 $6,564 $8,520 $8,520 $10,728
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 $26,424 $51,771 $63,824 $79,452 $44,330 $54,308 $62,603 $67,751 $43,934 $59,196 $72,379 $82,416
Annual taxes $4,400 $9,964 $13,280 $17,818 $6,861 $9,690 $12,129 $13,836 $6,775 $10,829 $14,410 $17,259
Required annual income before taxes $30,824 $61,735 $77,105 $97,271 $51,192 $63,998 $74,731 $81,587 $50,709 $70,026 $86,788 $99,676

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $82,448
Business & Financial Operations $56,869
Computer & Mathematical $61,235
Architecture & Engineering $66,207
Life, Physical, & Social Science $65,248
Community & Social Service $46,615
Legal $49,603
Education, Training, & Library $51,356
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $38,743
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $62,690
Healthcare Support $26,814
Protective Service $44,212
Food Preparation & Serving Related $20,816
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $24,708
Personal Care & Service $23,021
Sales & Related $26,306
Office & Administrative Support $32,789
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $28,214
Construction & Extraction $39,361
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $46,483
Production $26,395
Transportation & Material Moving $31,488