WHAT IS THE LIVING WAGE CALCULATOR?
Families and individuals working in low-wage jobs make insufficient income to meet minimum standards given the local cost of living. We developed a living wage calculator to estimate the cost of living in your community or region based on typical expenses. The tool helps individuals, communities, and employers determine a local wage rate that allows residents to meet minimum standards of living.

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New Data 2022 Now Posted
Dr. Amy K. Glasmeier 05/20/2022

The 2022 date update of the Living Wage Calculator is now online.

In all previous years, we posted data in the first quarter. This year we reprogrammed the tool to make it more efficient. This took longer than expected; reprogrammings inevitab...

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A Calculation of the Living Wage
Dr. Stephanie Moser and assistance from Chet Swalina 05/19/2022

Checked for accuracy on 5/6/2022; Numerical values are consistent with living wage 2021 estimates published on 5/12/22

While the minimum wage sets an earnings threshold under which our society is unwilling to let families slip, it fails to ap...

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Value-Based Compensation
Dr. Joseph Arwady 03/10/2022

Security Officers are heroes, first responders, and life safety resources. They are professionals who deserve to be compensated commensurate with their contributions.

These highly trained men and women are required to protect our places of busi...

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Target will pay a $24-an-hour minimum wage in tightest labor markets
Associated Press 03/01/2022

The Workers at Target stores and distribution centers in places like New York, where competition for finding and hiring staff is the fiercest, could see starting wages as high as $24 an hour this year.

The Minneapolis-based discount retailer he...

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