Living Wage Calculation for Odessa, 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 $16.71 $33.89 $42.41 $54.62 $26.50 $33.37 $38.14 $41.83 $13.08 $18.87 $23.43 $27.46
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 $7,586 $15,173 $22,759 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,586 $15,173 $22,759
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 $10,608 $14,748 $14,748 $18,228 $11,208 $14,748 $14,748 $18,228 $10,608 $14,748 $14,748 $18,228
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 $30,528 $61,112 $75,864 $95,461 $49,012 $60,951 $69,246 $75,666 $48,412 $68,537 $84,419 $98,425
Annual taxes $4,239 $9,387 $12,343 $18,153 $6,112 $8,458 $10,088 $11,349 $5,994 $9,949 $13,069 $15,822
Required annual income before taxes $34,767 $70,499 $88,207 $113,615 $55,124 $69,409 $79,333 $87,016 $54,406 $78,486 $97,488 $114,247

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $106,042
Business & Financial Operations $73,716
Computer & Mathematical $69,581
Architecture & Engineering $87,310
Life, Physical, & Social Science $66,759
Community & Social Service $55,535
Legal $82,602
Education, Training, & Library $53,142
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $48,655
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,133
Healthcare Support $31,863
Protective Service $58,688
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,020
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,257
Personal Care & Service $26,604
Sales & Related $38,247
Office & Administrative Support $41,290
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $0
Construction & Extraction $51,808
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,756
Production $51,555
Transportation & Material Moving $42,073