Living Wage Calculation for Hattiesburg, 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 $14.51 $30.59 $38.40 $49.10 $25.03 $30.93 $35.86 $39.23 $11.99 $17.17 $21.42 $24.88
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 $5,929 $11,859 $17,788 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,929 $11,859 $17,788
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 $6,177 $9,293 $9,293 $12,033 $7,740 $9,293 $9,293 $12,033 $6,177 $9,293 $9,293 $12,033
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 $26,189 $53,910 $67,005 $84,206 $45,480 $55,406 $63,701 $69,382 $43,917 $61,335 $75,559 $87,170
Annual taxes $3,990 $9,724 $12,875 $17,928 $6,577 $8,927 $10,894 $12,217 $5,944 $10,110 $13,539 $16,324
Required annual income before taxes $30,179 $63,634 $79,880 $102,134 $52,057 $64,333 $74,595 $81,599 $49,861 $71,446 $89,098 $103,494

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $68,820
Business & Financial Operations $52,922
Computer & Mathematical $65,127
Architecture & Engineering $66,196
Life, Physical, & Social Science $54,576
Community & Social Service $40,761
Legal $65,105
Education, Training, & Library $51,533
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $41,180
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $53,826
Healthcare Support $25,314
Protective Service $38,501
Food Preparation & Serving Related $20,121
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $25,160
Personal Care & Service $24,818
Sales & Related $25,083
Office & Administrative Support $32,690
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $39,096
Construction & Extraction $39,824
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $49,802
Production $32,977
Transportation & Material Moving $31,830