Living Wage Calculation for Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

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 $23.88 $43.51 $55.22 $72.17 $32.69 $40.28 $45.15 $48.35 $16.35 $24.06 $29.99 $35.56
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 $4,585 $6,759 $10,138 $13,475 $8,406 $10,464 $13,476 $16,431 $8,406 $10,464 $13,476 $16,431
Child Care $0 $14,124 $26,740 $38,938 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,124 $26,740 $38,938
Medical $3,655 $9,721 $9,572 $10,186 $7,029 $9,572 $10,186 $9,649 $7,029 $9,572 $10,186 $9,649
Housing $15,187 $22,244 $22,244 $28,024 $16,932 $22,244 $22,244 $28,024 $16,932 $22,244 $22,244 $28,024
Transportation $10,262 $11,876 $14,960 $17,213 $11,876 $14,960 $17,213 $17,193 $11,876 $14,960 $17,213 $17,193
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 $1,960 $1,960 $1,960 $1,960 $2,526 $2,526 $2,526 $2,526 $2,526 $2,526 $2,526 $2,526
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 $43,080 $79,871 $100,672 $129,114 $59,956 $74,823 $84,961 $92,188 $59,956 $88,947 $111,701 $131,126
Annual taxes $6,598 $10,623 $14,190 $21,009 $8,046 $8,968 $8,960 $8,380 $8,046 $11,143 $13,059 $16,819
Required annual income before taxes $49,677 $90,494 $114,862 $150,122 $68,003 $83,791 $93,921 $100,568 $68,003 $100,090 $124,761 $147,945

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 $132,220
Business & Financial Operations $83,170
Computer & Mathematical $103,150
Architecture & Engineering $92,440
Life, Physical, & Social Science $79,530
Community & Social Service $52,890
Legal $96,520
Education, Training, & Library $59,260
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $60,320
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $106,020
Healthcare Support $38,670
Protective Service $54,180
Food Preparation & Serving Related $33,420
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $39,700
Personal Care & Service $35,630
Sales & Related $51,100
Office & Administrative Support $47,080
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $37,810
Construction & Extraction $54,920
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $57,420
Production $48,140
Transportation & Material Moving $41,670