Living Wage Calculation for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

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 $18.44 $37.75 $48.08 $63.96 $28.80 $35.85 $40.62 $46.31 $13.83 $20.80 $26.05 $31.86
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 $9,975 $19,951 $29,927 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,975 $19,951 $29,927
Medical $3,184 $9,190 $9,200 $9,126 $6,832 $9,200 $9,126 $9,279 $6,832 $9,200 $9,126 $9,279
Housing $13,482 $19,349 $19,349 $26,299 $15,465 $19,349 $19,349 $26,299 $13,482 $19,349 $19,349 $26,299
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 $33,528 $67,819 $84,960 $110,417 $53,004 $65,269 $73,563 $83,454 $51,021 $75,244 $93,514 $113,381
Annual taxes $4,829 $10,705 $15,040 $22,627 $6,896 $9,306 $10,936 $12,880 $6,507 $11,266 $14,857 $19,153
Required annual income before taxes $38,357 $78,524 $100,000 $133,044 $59,901 $74,575 $84,499 $96,334 $57,527 $86,511 $108,371 $132,535

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $108,534
Business & Financial Operations $69,647
Computer & Mathematical $86,329
Architecture & Engineering $84,509
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,434
Community & Social Service $52,293
Legal $76,891
Education, Training, & Library $67,674
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $54,785
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $69,592
Healthcare Support $33,032
Protective Service $42,833
Food Preparation & Serving Related $29,394
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,128
Personal Care & Service $31,918
Sales & Related $33,297
Office & Administrative Support $41,422
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $28,589
Construction & Extraction $51,753
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,786
Production $39,162
Transportation & Material Moving $38,368