Living Wage Calculation for Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

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 $15.95 $32.18 $41.09 $53.71 $25.86 $31.57 $36.56 $40.37 $12.68 $17.93 $22.70 $26.88
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 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00 $11.00

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 $7,620 $15,240 $22,860 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,620 $15,240 $22,860
Medical $3,200 $9,339 $9,349 $9,275 $7,148 $9,349 $9,275 $9,427 $7,148 $9,349 $9,275 $9,427
Housing $8,449 $9,969 $9,969 $13,360 $8,713 $9,969 $9,969 $13,360 $8,449 $9,969 $9,969 $13,360
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 $28,510 $56,232 $71,017 $90,560 $46,567 $56,037 $64,332 $70,664 $46,304 $63,658 $79,572 $93,524
Annual taxes $4,671 $10,701 $14,448 $21,154 $7,229 $9,619 $11,708 $13,296 $6,431 $10,949 $14,842 $18,315
Required annual income before taxes $33,182 $66,933 $85,466 $111,714 $53,796 $65,657 $76,040 $83,960 $52,735 $74,607 $94,413 $111,839

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $86,681
Business & Financial Operations $66,626
Computer & Mathematical $69,305
Architecture & Engineering $82,260
Life, Physical, & Social Science $58,346
Community & Social Service $43,252
Legal $65,281
Education, Training, & Library $53,638
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,723
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,663
Healthcare Support $31,885
Protective Service $41,477
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,549
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $27,652
Personal Care & Service $26,571
Sales & Related $32,084
Office & Administrative Support $40,673
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,948
Construction & Extraction $42,183
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $50,959
Production $40,132
Transportation & Material Moving $33,495