Living Wage Calculation for Sitka City and Borough, Alaska

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support his or herself and their family. The assumption is the sole provider is working full-time (2080 hours per year). The tool provides information for individuals, and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In the case of households with two working adults, all values are per working adult, single or in a family unless otherwise noted.

The state minimum wage is the same for all individuals, regardless of how many dependents they may have. Data are updated annually, in the first quarter of the new year. State minimum wages are determined based on the posted value of the minimum wage as of January one of the coming year (National Conference of State Legislatures, 2019). The poverty rate reflects a person's gross annual income. We have converted it to an hourly wage for the sake of comparison.

For further detail, please reference the technical documentation here.

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 $17.48 $35.20 $44.97 $59.80 $28.24 $34.30 $39.29 $44.79 $14.12 $19.70 $24.74 $30.04
Poverty Wage $8.17 $11.00 $13.84 $16.68 $11.00 $13.84 $16.68 $19.51 $5.50 $6.92 $8.34 $9.76
Minimum Wage $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85 $10.85

Typical Expenses

These figures show the individual expenses that went into the living wage estimate. Their values vary by family size, composition, and the current location.

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 $4,686 $6,916 $10,392 $13,774 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795
Child Care $0 $8,858 $17,716 $26,575 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,858 $17,716 $26,575
Medical $3,042 $8,948 $8,958 $8,883 $7,112 $8,958 $8,883 $9,036 $7,112 $8,958 $8,883 $9,036
Housing $11,173 $15,140 $15,140 $21,127 $12,812 $15,140 $15,140 $21,127 $12,812 $15,140 $15,140 $21,127
Transportation $5,316 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073
Civic $2,920 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025
Other $4,596 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617
Required annual income after taxes $31,866 $63,376 $79,971 $103,770 $52,029 $62,565 $71,236 $80,806 $52,029 $71,423 $88,952 $107,381
Annual taxes $4,502 $9,832 $13,560 $20,617 $6,705 $8,775 $10,479 $12,359 $6,705 $10,516 $13,960 $17,581
Required annual income before taxes $36,368 $73,209 $93,532 $124,387 $58,733 $71,340 $81,715 $93,165 $58,733 $81,939 $102,912 $124,962

Typical Annual Salaries

These are the typical annual salaries for various professions in this location.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $108,942
Business & Financial Operations $85,215
Computer & Mathematical $87,155
Architecture & Engineering $108,126
Life, Physical, & Social Science $82,547
Community & Social Service $58,368
Legal $92,481
Education, Training, & Library $67,222
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $52,822
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $88,787
Healthcare Support $41,422
Protective Service $65,292
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,437
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $40,022
Personal Care & Service $33,870
Sales & Related $39,757
Office & Administrative Support $51,731
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $39,757
Construction & Extraction $68,931
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $67,277
Production $52,304
Transportation & Material Moving $50,783