Living Wage Calculation for Lafayette, LA

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 $15.12 $31.96 $40.72 $53.04 $25.69 $31.42 $36.33 $40.10 $12.41 $17.91 $22.56 $26.64
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 $7,412 $14,824 $22,235 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,412 $14,824 $22,235
Medical $3,274 $9,590 $9,600 $9,525 $7,459 $9,600 $9,525 $9,678 $7,459 $9,600 $9,525 $9,678
Housing $7,042 $10,057 $10,057 $13,483 $8,535 $10,057 $10,057 $13,483 $7,042 $10,057 $10,057 $13,483
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 $27,178 $56,363 $70,940 $90,309 $46,700 $56,377 $64,671 $71,038 $45,208 $63,788 $79,495 $93,273
Annual taxes $4,268 $10,122 $13,766 $20,015 $6,741 $8,982 $10,904 $12,378 $6,419 $10,700 $14,338 $17,530
Required annual income before taxes $31,446 $66,485 $84,706 $110,324 $53,441 $65,359 $75,575 $83,416 $51,627 $74,488 $93,833 $110,803

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $88,931
Business & Financial Operations $62,194
Computer & Mathematical $68,004
Architecture & Engineering $68,280
Life, Physical, & Social Science $62,481
Community & Social Service $48,324
Legal $80,452
Education, Training, & Library $52,161
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $40,684
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $62,635
Healthcare Support $25,061
Protective Service $40,011
Food Preparation & Serving Related $20,617
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $25,568
Personal Care & Service $23,716
Sales & Related $26,604
Office & Administrative Support $38,225
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $33,087
Construction & Extraction $48,886
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $49,460
Production $41,940
Transportation & Material Moving $34,664