Living Wage Calculation for Mobile, AL

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 $15.47 $31.61 $40.07 $51.85 $25.21 $31.62 $36.78 $40.74 $12.51 $17.80 $22.36 $26.33
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 $6,699 $13,400 $20,099 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,699 $13,400 $20,099
Medical $2,998 $9,059 $9,069 $8,994 $6,663 $9,069 $8,994 $9,147 $6,663 $9,069 $8,994 $9,147
Housing $7,656 $9,958 $9,958 $13,277 $7,980 $9,958 $9,958 $13,277 $7,656 $9,958 $9,958 $13,277
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 $27,516 $55,020 $68,886 $87,436 $45,350 $55,746 $64,040 $70,301 $45,027 $62,445 $77,440 $90,400
Annual taxes $4,662 $10,722 $14,461 $20,416 $7,084 $10,025 $12,464 $14,431 $7,014 $11,587 $15,591 $19,123
Required annual income before taxes $32,178 $65,742 $83,347 $107,852 $52,435 $65,771 $76,505 $84,732 $52,040 $74,033 $93,031 $109,523

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $104,399
Business & Financial Operations $67,387
Computer & Mathematical $84,697
Architecture & Engineering $87,541
Life, Physical, & Social Science $67,222
Community & Social Service $50,187
Legal $83,484
Education, Training, & Library $53,881
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,194
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $65,755
Healthcare Support $31,257
Protective Service $42,062
Food Preparation & Serving Related $21,720
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $25,910
Personal Care & Service $25,932
Sales & Related $32,007
Office & Administrative Support $38,313
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $27,795
Construction & Extraction $42,459
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,811
Production $52,635
Transportation & Material Moving $39,294