New data from United For ALICE, shared exclusively with Business Insider, reveals how much Americans nationwide need to get by.pixdeluxe/Getty ImagesA growing share of Americans are struggling to get by despite holding down jobs.They're ALICE: asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed. They can't always afford necessities.ALICE household survival budgets are in the six-figures in some parts of the country.If you feel you need to make more money than ever just to get by, you're not alone.Salaries needed to afford essentials have been ticking up, pointing to an increasingly large hole in the country's safety net.