Living Wage Calculation for Lynchburg, VA

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 $16.36 $33.37 $42.71 $56.06 $25.83 $32.22 $37.19 $41.11 $12.85 $18.57 $23.58 $28.11
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 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00

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 $8,514 $17,027 $25,540 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,514 $17,027 $25,540
Medical $3,247 $9,925 $9,935 $9,860 $6,748 $9,935 $9,860 $10,013 $6,748 $9,935 $9,860 $10,013
Housing $8,904 $10,356 $10,356 $13,968 $8,916 $10,356 $10,356 $13,968 $8,904 $10,356 $10,356 $13,968
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 $29,012 $58,099 $73,778 $94,434 $46,371 $57,011 $65,305 $71,858 $46,359 $65,524 $82,332 $97,398
Annual taxes $5,022 $11,316 $15,065 $22,170 $7,351 $9,997 $12,049 $13,658 $7,083 $11,716 $15,752 $19,524
Required annual income before taxes $34,034 $69,414 $88,843 $116,604 $53,722 $67,008 $77,354 $85,516 $53,442 $77,240 $98,085 $116,922

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $105,193
Business & Financial Operations $67,078
Computer & Mathematical $84,928
Architecture & Engineering $84,509
Life, Physical, & Social Science $72,525
Community & Social Service $48,600
Legal $65,336
Education, Training, & Library $51,643
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $50,981
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $66,759
Healthcare Support $29,581
Protective Service $50,882
Food Preparation & Serving Related $24,708
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $30,143
Personal Care & Service $25,711
Sales & Related $31,257
Office & Administrative Support $38,611
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,540
Construction & Extraction $41,720
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,279
Production $41,577
Transportation & Material Moving $33,197