Living Wage Calculation for Pittsburgh, PA

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 2024 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 14, 2024.

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 $21.13 $37.36 $48.06 $63.03 $29.26 $35.12 $40.03 $42.12 $14.63 $21.05 $26.75 $31.10
Poverty Wage $7.24 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $17.59 $4.91 $6.21 $7.50 $8.79
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

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 $4,537 $6,688 $10,032 $13,334 $8,318 $10,354 $13,335 $16,259 $8,318 $10,354 $13,335 $16,259
Child Care $0 $12,324 $23,795 $34,699 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,324 $23,795 $34,699
Medical $3,219 $8,895 $8,747 $9,360 $6,326 $8,747 $9,360 $8,824 $6,326 $8,747 $9,360 $8,824
Housing $10,967 $13,929 $13,929 $17,676 $11,555 $13,929 $13,929 $17,676 $11,555 $13,929 $13,929 $17,676
Transportation $9,536 $11,036 $13,901 $15,995 $11,036 $13,901 $15,995 $15,977 $11,036 $13,901 $15,995 $15,977
Civic $3,013 $5,303 $6,675 $7,730 $5,303 $6,675 $7,730 $7,226 $5,303 $6,675 $7,730 $7,226
Internet & Mobile $1,652 $1,652 $1,652 $1,652 $2,217 $2,217 $2,217 $2,217 $2,217 $2,217 $2,217 $2,217
Other $4,417 $7,884 $8,383 $11,588 $7,884 $8,383 $11,588 $11,139 $7,884 $8,383 $11,588 $11,139
Required annual income after taxes $37,341 $67,712 $87,113 $112,034 $52,640 $64,206 $74,154 $79,317 $52,640 $76,531 $97,948 $114,017
Annual taxes $6,616 $9,995 $12,845 $19,067 $8,225 $8,853 $9,113 $8,286 $8,225 $11,053 $13,319 $15,358
Required annual income before taxes $43,957 $77,707 $99,958 $131,101 $60,865 $73,059 $83,266 $87,603 $60,865 $87,584 $111,267 $129,375

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 $123,240
Business & Financial Operations $79,240
Computer & Mathematical $91,210
Architecture & Engineering $92,290
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,950
Community & Social Service $51,310
Legal $100,130
Education, Training, & Library $69,800
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $59,760
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $83,730
Healthcare Support $33,170
Protective Service $51,010
Food Preparation & Serving Related $28,780
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $34,420
Personal Care & Service $32,670
Sales & Related $45,780
Office & Administrative Support $44,110
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $35,930
Construction & Extraction $60,600
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $54,740
Production $46,840
Transportation & Material Moving $41,710