Living Wage Calculation for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support themselves and/or their family, working full-time, or 2080 hours per year. The tables below provide living wage estimates for individuals and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In households with two working adults, all hourly values reflect what one working adult requires to earn to meet their families’ basic needs, assuming the other adult also earns the same.

The poverty wage and state minimum wage are for reference purposes. Poverty wage estimates come from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Poverty Guidelines for 2025 and have been converted from an annual value to an hourly wage for ease of comparison. The state minimum wage data is sourced from the Labor Law Center and includes the minimum wage in a given state as of January of that year.

For further detail, please reference the Methodology page. The data on this page was last updated on February 10, 2025.

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 $24.77 $39.19 $48.09 $60.02 $33.09 $38.49 $42.04 $48.59 $16.54 $22.07 $26.43 $31.54
Poverty Wage $7.52 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $18.10 $5.08 $6.41 $7.73 $9.05
Minimum Wage $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00

Typical Expenses

The table below shows the costs of each basic need that go into estimating the living wage. Like with the living wage, their values vary by location and family size.

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 $4,534 $6,667 $9,987 $13,288 $8,312 $10,332 $13,290 $16,213 $8,312 $10,332 $13,290 $16,213
Child Care $0 $10,272 $19,734 $25,498 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,272 $19,734 $25,498
Medical $2,644 $7,347 $7,420 $7,496 $6,214 $8,308 $8,580 $8,881 $6,214 $8,308 $8,580 $8,881
Housing $19,714 $23,594 $23,594 $29,957 $20,811 $23,594 $23,594 $29,957 $20,811 $23,594 $23,594 $29,957
Transportation $9,624 $11,138 $14,030 $16,143 $11,138 $14,030 $16,143 $17,908 $11,138 $14,030 $16,143 $17,908
Civic $2,589 $4,557 $5,031 $6,450 $4,557 $5,031 $6,450 $7,156 $4,557 $5,031 $6,450 $7,156
Internet & Mobile $1,545 $1,545 $1,545 $1,545 $2,127 $2,127 $2,127 $2,127 $2,127 $2,127 $2,127 $2,127
Other $3,770 $7,242 $7,587 $9,120 $7,242 $8,033 $9,120 $10,117 $7,242 $8,033 $9,120 $10,117
Required annual income after taxes $44,420 $72,363 $88,928 $109,498 $60,401 $71,456 $79,306 $92,360 $60,401 $81,728 $99,040 $117,858
Annual taxes $7,107 $9,146 $11,091 $15,351 $8,425 $8,603 $8,130 $8,715 $8,425 $10,073 $10,903 $13,346
Required annual income before taxes $51,527 $81,509 $100,020 $124,848 $68,826 $80,059 $87,436 $101,075 $68,826 $91,801 $109,943 $131,203

Typical Annual Salaries

The average annual salaries for various occupations in the table below comes from the latest state-level data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. When available, this data is specific to a given metro area.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $131,090
Business & Financial Operations $83,450
Computer & Mathematical $100,400
Architecture & Engineering $92,710
Life, Physical, & Social Science $73,780
Community & Social Service $53,740
Legal $99,540
Education, Training, & Library $56,060
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $60,650
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $94,540
Healthcare Support $39,220
Protective Service $46,910
Food Preparation & Serving Related $34,590
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $35,710
Personal Care & Service $32,720
Sales & Related $48,210
Office & Administrative Support $44,410
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $33,680
Construction & Extraction $50,560
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,840
Production $42,370
Transportation & Material Moving $44,920