Living Wage Calculation for Lubbock, 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 $15.22 $31.46 $39.46 $51.71 $25.37 $31.43 $36.20 $40.62 $12.33 $17.65 $21.97 $26.12
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 $6,734 $13,469 $20,203 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,734 $13,469 $20,203
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 $8,011 $11,371 $11,371 $16,119 $9,243 $11,371 $11,371 $16,119 $8,011 $11,371 $11,371 $16,119
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 $27,931 $56,883 $70,784 $90,796 $47,047 $57,575 $65,869 $73,557 $45,815 $64,309 $79,338 $93,760
Annual taxes $3,729 $8,557 $11,288 $16,770 $5,726 $7,794 $9,424 $10,935 $5,496 $9,118 $12,071 $14,905
Required annual income before taxes $31,660 $65,439 $82,072 $107,566 $52,773 $65,369 $75,293 $84,492 $51,312 $73,426 $91,409 $108,665

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $85,810
Business & Financial Operations $65,237
Computer & Mathematical $67,365
Architecture & Engineering $67,122
Life, Physical, & Social Science $53,352
Community & Social Service $46,240
Legal $69,305
Education, Training, & Library $52,878
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $48,853
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $68,556
Healthcare Support $27,883
Protective Service $51,125
Food Preparation & Serving Related $24,013
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $26,362
Personal Care & Service $24,576
Sales & Related $30,386
Office & Administrative Support $39,592
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $30,937
Construction & Extraction $41,533
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $42,514
Production $33,528
Transportation & Material Moving $32,856