Living Wage Calculation for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

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 $17.06 $34.35 $43.56 $57.22 $27.05 $33.21 $37.98 $42.38 $13.25 $19.09 $23.97 $28.66
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 $8,657 $17,314 $25,972 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,657 $17,314 $25,972
Medical $3,058 $9,474 $9,484 $9,409 $7,097 $9,484 $9,409 $9,562 $7,097 $9,484 $9,409 $9,562
Housing $11,210 $14,463 $14,463 $19,181 $12,169 $14,463 $14,463 $19,181 $11,210 $14,463 $14,463 $19,181
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 $31,130 $61,897 $77,720 $99,627 $49,973 $60,666 $68,960 $76,619 $49,014 $69,323 $86,274 $102,591
Annual taxes $4,357 $9,542 $12,893 $19,388 $6,301 $8,402 $10,032 $11,537 $6,112 $10,103 $13,434 $16,640
Required annual income before taxes $35,487 $71,439 $90,613 $119,016 $56,274 $69,068 $78,992 $88,156 $55,126 $79,426 $99,708 $119,231

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $113,319
Business & Financial Operations $85,226
Computer & Mathematical $105,182
Architecture & Engineering $108,754
Life, Physical, & Social Science $83,142
Community & Social Service $53,682
Legal $103,848
Education, Training, & Library $68,159
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $53,484
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $83,230
Healthcare Support $29,592
Protective Service $50,606
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,843
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,356
Personal Care & Service $28,931
Sales & Related $32,712
Office & Administrative Support $41,356
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $35,226
Construction & Extraction $51,797
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,098
Production $44,190
Transportation & Material Moving $40,209