Living Wage Calculation for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

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 $15.79 $33.64 $43.17 $56.16 $26.37 $32.31 $37.22 $40.68 $12.74 $18.73 $23.76 $28.07
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 $8,698 $17,397 $26,095 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,698 $17,397 $26,095
Medical $3,274 $9,590 $9,600 $9,525 $7,459 $9,600 $9,525 $9,678 $7,459 $9,600 $9,525 $9,678
Housing $8,184 $11,554 $11,554 $14,453 $9,681 $11,554 $11,554 $14,453 $8,184 $11,554 $11,554 $14,453
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 $28,320 $59,146 $75,010 $95,138 $47,847 $57,873 $66,167 $72,007 $46,350 $66,571 $83,565 $98,102
Annual taxes $4,532 $10,816 $14,781 $21,673 $7,007 $9,329 $11,250 $12,603 $6,662 $11,345 $15,281 $18,649
Required annual income before taxes $32,852 $69,962 $89,791 $116,811 $54,853 $67,202 $77,418 $84,610 $53,011 $77,916 $98,846 $116,751

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $88,026
Business & Financial Operations $66,295
Computer & Mathematical $66,615
Architecture & Engineering $80,816
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,644
Community & Social Service $54,168
Legal $64,002
Education, Training, & Library $52,878
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $41,125
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,155
Healthcare Support $26,472
Protective Service $50,794
Food Preparation & Serving Related $20,706
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $24,829
Personal Care & Service $24,454
Sales & Related $26,174
Office & Administrative Support $37,850
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $41,852
Construction & Extraction $48,456
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,136
Production $41,996
Transportation & Material Moving $33,319