Living Wage Calculation for Gainesville, GA

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 $17.03 $34.30 $43.86 $57.50 $26.85 $32.86 $37.77 $41.71 $13.20 $19.09 $24.20 $28.82
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 $8,812 $17,624 $26,436 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,812 $17,624 $26,436
Medical $3,198 $9,213 $9,223 $9,149 $6,638 $9,223 $9,149 $9,302 $6,638 $9,223 $9,149 $9,302
Housing $10,080 $12,336 $12,336 $16,068 $10,824 $12,336 $12,336 $16,068 $10,080 $12,336 $12,336 $16,068
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 $30,139 $59,665 $75,643 $96,718 $48,169 $58,279 $66,573 $73,246 $47,425 $67,091 $84,197 $99,682
Annual taxes $5,285 $11,681 $15,596 $22,878 $7,679 $10,069 $11,998 $13,515 $7,490 $12,307 $16,475 $20,230
Required annual income before taxes $35,424 $71,346 $91,238 $119,596 $55,848 $68,348 $78,571 $86,761 $54,915 $79,398 $100,671 $119,912

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $100,606
Business & Financial Operations $65,810
Computer & Mathematical $82,150
Architecture & Engineering $82,040
Life, Physical, & Social Science $57,839
Community & Social Service $48,357
Legal $68,997
Education, Training, & Library $55,546
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $47,828
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $70,529
Healthcare Support $32,734
Protective Service $52,392
Food Preparation & Serving Related $24,057
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,389
Personal Care & Service $25,149
Sales & Related $31,885
Office & Administrative Support $39,779
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $33,561
Construction & Extraction $42,503
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $50,551
Production $37,442
Transportation & Material Moving $33,010