Living Wage Calculation for Wausau-Weston, WI

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 $19.95 $35.93 $46.77 $61.21 $28.16 $33.93 $38.83 $40.87 $13.95 $20.15 $25.91 $29.93
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 $4,057 $5,980 $8,969 $11,921 $7,437 $9,257 $11,923 $14,537 $7,437 $9,257 $11,923 $14,537
Child Care $0 $11,579 $23,159 $33,023 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,579 $23,159 $33,023
Medical $3,281 $8,277 $8,137 $8,716 $6,809 $8,137 $8,716 $8,209 $6,809 $8,137 $8,716 $8,209
Housing $8,279 $12,067 $12,067 $15,869 $9,214 $12,067 $12,067 $15,869 $9,214 $12,067 $12,067 $15,869
Transportation $11,286 $13,062 $16,453 $18,932 $13,062 $16,453 $18,932 $18,910 $13,062 $16,453 $18,932 $18,910
Civic $2,889 $5,083 $6,398 $7,409 $5,083 $6,398 $7,409 $6,926 $5,083 $6,398 $7,409 $6,926
Internet & Mobile $1,547 $1,547 $1,547 $1,547 $2,117 $2,117 $2,117 $2,117 $2,117 $2,117 $2,117 $2,117
Other $4,086 $7,294 $7,756 $10,720 $7,294 $7,756 $10,720 $10,305 $7,294 $7,756 $10,720 $10,305
Required annual income after taxes $35,425 $64,889 $84,485 $108,138 $51,016 $62,185 $71,883 $76,873 $51,016 $73,764 $95,042 $109,896
Annual taxes $6,080 $9,844 $12,799 $19,176 $7,560 $8,396 $8,877 $8,133 $7,030 $10,066 $12,747 $14,605
Required annual income before taxes $41,505 $74,732 $97,284 $127,313 $58,577 $70,581 $80,759 $85,006 $58,047 $83,831 $107,789 $124,501

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 $122,680
Business & Financial Operations $72,830
Computer & Mathematical $82,030
Architecture & Engineering $76,280
Life, Physical, & Social Science $66,630
Community & Social Service $51,190
Legal $92,520
Education, Training, & Library $50,310
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $51,450
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $102,320
Healthcare Support $35,310
Protective Service $47,010
Food Preparation & Serving Related $28,510
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,720
Personal Care & Service $35,360
Sales & Related $47,050
Office & Administrative Support $43,190
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $38,950
Construction & Extraction $58,280
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $54,510
Production $45,260
Transportation & Material Moving $41,670