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# Living Wage Calculator

Toggle navigation Living Wage calculator Methodology FAQs Contact Living Wage Calculation for Jacksonville, 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 minimum wage are for reference purposes. Poverty wage estimates come from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Poverty Guidelines for 2026 and have been converted from an annual value to an hourly wage for ease of comparison. The minimum wage data is sourced from the Labor Law Center and includes the minimum wage in a given state as of January 2026. When a county has enacted a minimum wage ordinance, the data reflects that county-level minimum wage. Municipal ordinances applying only to specific cities or towns within a county are not referenced. For further detail, please reference the Methodology page. The data on this page was last updated on February 15, 2026. 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 $23.09 $38.62 $48.83 $59.55 $30.62 $37.18 $39.76 $45.34 $15.31 $22.00 $26.44 $31.21 Poverty Wage $7.67 $10.40 $13.13 $15.87 $10.40 $13.13 $15.87 $18.60 $5.20 $6.57 $7.93 $9.30 Minimum Wage $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 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 $4,522 $6,634 $9,940 $13,229 $8,291 $10,289 $13,235 $16,148 $8,291 $10,289 $13,235 $16,148 Child Care $0 $11,418 $21,924 $28,218 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,418 $21,924 $28,218 Medical $3,135 $9,973 $10,121 $10,282 $7,340 $10,900 $11,200 $11,536 $7,340 $10,900 $11,200 $11,536 Housing $16,253 $19,887 $19,887 $24,535 $16,577 $19,887 $19,887 $24,535 $16,577 $19,887 $19,887 $24,535 Transportation $8,850 $10,242 $12,901 $14,845 $10,242 $12,901 $14,845 $16,619 $10,242 $12,901 $14,845 $16,619 Civic $2,583 $4,360 $5,749 $6,547 $4,360 $5,749 $6,547 $7,330 $4,360 $5,749 $6,547 $7,330 Internet & Mobile $1,646 $1,646 $1,646 $1,646 $2,220 $2,220 $2,220 $2,220 $2,220 $2,220 $2,220 $2,220 Other $4,067 $7,395 $8,083 $8,801 $7,395 $8,279 $8,801 $9,854 $7,395 $8,279 $8,801 $9,854 Required annual income after taxes $41,056 $71,554 $90,251 $108,104 $56,423 $70,225 $76,735 $88,242 $56,423 $81,643 $98,659 $116,460 Annual taxes $6,981 $8,770 $11,315 $15,753 $7,264 $7,105 $5,976 $6,067 $7,264 $9,893 $11,326 $13,383 Required annual income before taxes $48,037 $80,324 $101,566 $123,857 $63,687 $77,330 $82,711 $94,309 $63,687 $91,536 $109,985 $129,843 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 Statistics . When available, this data is specific to a given metro area. Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary Management $125,300 Business & Financial Operations $87,670 Computer & Mathematical $102,550 Architecture & Engineering $92,830 Life, Physical, & Social Science $81,400 Community & Social Service $57,270 Legal $101,230 Education, Training, & Library $58,950 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $62,010 Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $99,500 Healthcare Support $40,110 Protective Service $54,810 Food Preparation & Serving Related $34,520 Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $36,720 Personal Care & Service $36,610 Sales & Related $49,860 Office & Administrative Support $47,580 Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $44,840 Construction & Extraction $52,960 Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $58,420 Production $47,050 Transportation & Material Moving $46,240 Supporters Please do not scrape the data . For further information, please visit the FAQs and Methodology pages. If you are interested in licensing the data found on this website, please reach out directly to the Living Wage Institute via the contact form . © 2026 Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Accessibility Build date: 2026-02-15 Git commit: 55b4996 Data file: 3997e7f