Living Wage Calculation for Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS

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 $15.22 $31.43 $39.75 $51.76 $25.43 $31.25 $36.18 $40.15 $12.33 $17.59 $22.09 $26.11
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 $6,790 $13,579 $20,369 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,790 $13,579 $20,369
Medical $3,150 $9,384 $9,394 $9,319 $7,033 $9,394 $9,319 $9,472 $7,033 $9,394 $9,319 $9,472
Housing $7,357 $9,827 $9,827 $13,562 $8,430 $9,827 $9,827 $13,562 $7,357 $9,827 $9,827 $13,562
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 $27,369 $55,305 $69,260 $88,315 $46,169 $55,941 $64,235 $70,910 $45,096 $62,730 $77,814 $91,279
Annual taxes $4,281 $10,068 $13,431 $19,352 $6,733 $9,059 $11,026 $12,594 $6,212 $10,454 $14,095 $17,337
Required annual income before taxes $31,649 $65,373 $82,690 $107,667 $52,902 $64,999 $75,261 $83,504 $51,308 $73,184 $91,909 $108,616

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $85,645
Business & Financial Operations $68,578
Computer & Mathematical $84,620
Architecture & Engineering $87,806
Life, Physical, & Social Science $80,287
Community & Social Service $44,068
Legal $69,129
Education, Training, & Library $53,208
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $60,860
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,023
Healthcare Support $32,238
Protective Service $40,518
Food Preparation & Serving Related $21,963
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $26,648
Personal Care & Service $23,815
Sales & Related $25,932
Office & Administrative Support $37,630
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $44,245
Construction & Extraction $53,197
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,293
Production $56,174
Transportation & Material Moving $33,263