Living Wage Calculation for Montgomery, 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 $15.51 $32.24 $40.74 $52.35 $25.91 $32.22 $37.38 $41.09 $12.53 $18.11 $22.70 $26.56
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 $6,761 $13,522 $20,283 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,761 $13,522 $20,283
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 $7,716 $10,968 $10,968 $13,872 $9,168 $10,968 $10,968 $13,872 $7,716 $10,968 $10,968 $13,872
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 $27,576 $56,092 $70,018 $88,214 $46,538 $56,756 $65,051 $70,895 $45,086 $63,517 $78,573 $91,178
Annual taxes $4,676 $10,972 $14,725 $20,670 $7,346 $10,260 $12,700 $14,570 $7,027 $11,837 $15,855 $19,305
Required annual income before taxes $32,252 $67,063 $84,744 $108,884 $53,885 $67,017 $77,751 $85,465 $52,113 $75,354 $94,427 $110,483

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $103,804
Business & Financial Operations $67,641
Computer & Mathematical $85,932
Architecture & Engineering $84,300
Life, Physical, & Social Science $67,266
Community & Social Service $51,422
Legal $84,454
Education, Training, & Library $53,506
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $44,785
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $65,568
Healthcare Support $26,814
Protective Service $41,257
Food Preparation & Serving Related $20,981
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $25,369
Personal Care & Service $25,017
Sales & Related $30,265
Office & Administrative Support $38,567
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $38,313
Construction & Extraction $40,981
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,103
Production $40,871
Transportation & Material Moving $32,359