Living Wage Calculation for Gainesville, FL

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support themselves and/or their family, working full-time, or 2080 hours per year. The tables below provide living wage estimates for individuals and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In households with two working adults, all hourly values reflect what one working adult requires to earn to meet their families’ basic needs, assuming the other adult also earns the same.

The poverty wage and state minimum wage are for reference purposes. Poverty wage estimates come from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Poverty Guidelines for 2025 and have been converted from an annual value to an hourly wage for ease of comparison. The state minimum wage data is sourced from the Labor Law Center and includes the minimum wage in a given state as of January of that year.

For further detail, please reference the Methodology page. The data on this page was last updated on February 10, 2025.

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 $21.10 $36.69 $44.82 $55.73 $30.30 $36.20 $39.70 $45.43 $15.15 $20.79 $24.89 $29.44
Poverty Wage $7.52 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $18.10 $5.08 $6.41 $7.73 $9.05
Minimum Wage $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00

Typical Expenses

The table below shows the costs of each basic need that go into estimating the living wage. Like with the living wage, their values vary by location and family size.

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 $4,621 $6,796 $10,179 $13,543 $8,472 $10,530 $13,546 $16,524 $8,472 $10,530 $13,546 $16,524
Child Care $0 $9,796 $18,440 $24,083 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,796 $18,440 $24,083
Medical $3,101 $9,585 $9,657 $9,734 $7,741 $10,546 $10,818 $11,119 $7,741 $10,546 $10,818 $11,119
Housing $13,468 $18,145 $18,145 $23,142 $15,052 $18,145 $18,145 $23,142 $15,052 $18,145 $18,145 $23,142
Transportation $8,988 $10,402 $13,103 $15,076 $10,402 $13,103 $15,076 $16,725 $10,402 $13,103 $15,076 $16,725
Civic $2,589 $4,557 $5,031 $6,450 $4,557 $5,031 $6,450 $7,156 $4,557 $5,031 $6,450 $7,156
Internet & Mobile $1,529 $1,529 $1,529 $1,529 $2,111 $2,111 $2,111 $2,111 $2,111 $2,111 $2,111 $2,111
Other $3,770 $7,242 $7,587 $9,120 $7,242 $8,033 $9,120 $10,117 $7,242 $8,033 $9,120 $10,117
Required annual income after taxes $38,066 $68,051 $83,672 $102,679 $55,577 $67,500 $75,267 $86,895 $55,577 $77,296 $93,707 $110,978
Annual taxes $5,813 $8,269 $9,544 $13,243 $7,443 $7,798 $7,307 $7,602 $7,443 $9,170 $9,818 $11,503
Required annual income before taxes $43,879 $76,320 $93,216 $115,921 $63,020 $75,298 $82,574 $94,497 $63,020 $86,466 $103,525 $122,481

Typical Annual Salaries

The average annual salaries for various occupations in the table below comes from the latest state-level data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. When available, this data is specific to a given metro area.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $114,710
Business & Financial Operations $71,600
Computer & Mathematical $82,710
Architecture & Engineering $81,950
Life, Physical, & Social Science $64,390
Community & Social Service $51,030
Legal $86,210
Education, Training, & Library $62,280
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $64,490
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $90,530
Healthcare Support $37,720
Protective Service $50,790
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,640
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $34,580
Personal Care & Service $34,610
Sales & Related $45,030
Office & Administrative Support $43,230
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $38,550
Construction & Extraction $48,880
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $50,940
Production $41,660
Transportation & Material Moving $39,570