Living Wage Calculation for Port St. Lucie, 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 $17.45 $35.18 $45.04 $59.57 $26.72 $33.52 $38.30 $43.00 $13.33 $19.51 $24.65 $29.75
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 $9,560 $19,121 $28,681 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,560 $19,121 $28,681
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 $11,760 $15,300 $15,300 $20,532 $11,844 $15,300 $15,300 $20,532 $11,760 $15,300 $15,300 $20,532
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 $31,806 $63,354 $80,080 $103,403 $49,383 $61,220 $69,514 $77,687 $49,299 $70,780 $88,635 $106,367
Annual taxes $4,490 $9,828 $13,593 $20,508 $6,185 $8,511 $10,141 $11,746 $6,168 $10,389 $13,898 $17,382
Required annual income before taxes $36,296 $73,182 $93,673 $123,912 $55,568 $69,730 $79,654 $89,433 $55,467 $81,169 $102,532 $123,750

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $88,059
Business & Financial Operations $66,703
Computer & Mathematical $72,337
Architecture & Engineering $81,510
Life, Physical, & Social Science $64,950
Community & Social Service $48,026
Legal $65,369
Education, Training, & Library $54,201
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $50,794
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $66,781
Healthcare Support $32,216
Protective Service $50,551
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,725
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,010
Personal Care & Service $31,257
Sales & Related $32,106
Office & Administrative Support $40,430
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $27,905
Construction & Extraction $41,874
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $50,143
Production $40,981
Transportation & Material Moving $33,462