Living Wage Calculation for Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN

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 $14.32 $29.33 $37.31 $48.04 $23.76 $29.31 $34.08 $37.27 $11.80 $16.58 $20.90 $24.43
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 $6,710 $13,419 $20,129 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,710 $13,419 $20,129
Medical $3,213 $8,732 $8,743 $8,668 $6,943 $8,743 $8,668 $8,821 $6,943 $8,743 $8,668 $8,821
Housing $6,288 $8,424 $8,424 $11,040 $6,552 $8,424 $8,424 $11,040 $6,288 $8,424 $8,424 $11,040
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 $26,362 $53,170 $67,045 $84,902 $44,202 $53,886 $62,180 $67,737 $43,938 $60,595 $75,600 $87,866
Annual taxes $3,421 $7,827 $10,553 $15,022 $5,212 $7,070 $8,699 $9,791 $5,165 $8,388 $11,336 $13,747
Required annual income before taxes $29,783 $60,997 $77,599 $99,925 $49,413 $60,955 $70,880 $77,528 $49,102 $68,983 $86,936 $101,613

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $103,826
Business & Financial Operations $66,891
Computer & Mathematical $84,631
Architecture & Engineering $85,998
Life, Physical, & Social Science $67,685
Community & Social Service $43,175
Legal $79,316
Education, Training, & Library $52,878
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $40,518
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $64,344
Healthcare Support $31,301
Protective Service $40,992
Food Preparation & Serving Related $24,278
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $29,449
Personal Care & Service $26,527
Sales & Related $30,540
Office & Administrative Support $37,740
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $31,797
Construction & Extraction $41,544
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,422
Production $41,488
Transportation & Material Moving $32,856