Living Wage Calculation for Jackson, MI

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 $19.94 $33.04 $40.04 $50.20 $28.98 $34.36 $38.17 $43.64 $14.49 $19.12 $22.82 $26.96
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 $12.48 $12.48 $12.48 $12.48 $12.48 $12.48 $12.48 $12.48 $12.48 $12.48 $12.48 $12.48

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 $3,868 $5,688 $8,521 $11,337 $7,092 $8,815 $11,339 $13,832 $7,092 $8,815 $11,339 $13,832
Child Care $0 $6,723 $13,446 $18,145 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,723 $13,446 $18,145
Medical $3,323 $7,911 $7,992 $8,076 $6,974 $8,979 $9,280 $9,615 $6,974 $8,979 $9,280 $9,615
Housing $9,411 $13,352 $13,352 $17,702 $10,905 $13,352 $13,352 $17,702 $10,905 $13,352 $13,352 $17,702
Transportation $10,131 $11,725 $14,769 $16,994 $11,725 $14,769 $16,994 $18,852 $11,725 $14,769 $16,994 $18,852
Civic $3,126 $5,504 $6,077 $7,791 $5,504 $6,077 $7,791 $8,643 $5,504 $6,077 $7,791 $8,643
Internet & Mobile $1,533 $1,533 $1,533 $1,533 $2,115 $2,115 $2,115 $2,115 $2,115 $2,115 $2,115 $2,115
Other $4,112 $7,900 $8,276 $9,949 $7,900 $8,763 $9,949 $11,037 $7,900 $8,763 $9,949 $11,037
Required annual income after taxes $35,506 $60,336 $73,966 $91,527 $52,214 $62,869 $70,820 $81,796 $52,214 $69,592 $84,266 $99,940
Annual taxes $5,978 $8,385 $9,321 $12,894 $8,060 $8,602 $8,567 $8,975 $8,060 $9,951 $10,653 $12,223
Required annual income before taxes $41,484 $68,721 $83,287 $104,421 $60,274 $71,471 $79,387 $90,770 $60,274 $79,543 $94,919 $112,164

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 $115,600
Business & Financial Operations $78,120
Computer & Mathematical $85,000
Architecture & Engineering $89,250
Life, Physical, & Social Science $83,690
Community & Social Service $53,420
Legal $99,250
Education, Training, & Library $55,000
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $50,440
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $93,870
Healthcare Support $36,740
Protective Service $55,790
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,310
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $36,650
Personal Care & Service $34,400
Sales & Related $44,890
Office & Administrative Support $45,900
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,860
Construction & Extraction $60,890
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $66,140
Production $46,330
Transportation & Material Moving $41,620