Living Wage Calculation for Pima County, Arizona

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 $16.02 $33.92 $42.91 $56.77 $26.57 $33.70 $38.78 $43.93 $13.29 $19.07 $23.84 $28.66
Poverty Wage $6.53 $8.80 $11.07 $13.34 $8.80 $11.07 $13.34 $15.61 $4.40 $5.54 $6.67 $7.81
Minimum Wage $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85

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 $7,556 $15,112 $22,668 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,556 $15,112 $22,668
Medical $3,125 $9,984 $9,994 $9,920 $7,160 $9,994 $9,920 $10,073 $7,160 $9,994 $9,920 $10,073
Housing $8,192 $12,331 $12,331 $17,518 $9,375 $12,331 $12,331 $17,518 $9,375 $12,331 $12,331 $17,518
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 $28,968 $60,302 $75,595 $97,290 $48,639 $60,793 $69,463 $78,232 $48,639 $68,349 $84,575 $100,900
Annual taxes $4,348 $10,262 $13,666 $20,789 $6,628 $9,305 $11,208 $13,132 $6,628 $10,986 $14,579 $18,306
Required annual income before taxes $33,315 $70,563 $89,261 $118,079 $55,267 $70,098 $80,671 $91,364 $55,267 $79,334 $99,154 $119,206

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $107,960
Business & Financial Operations $69,438
Computer & Mathematical $91,863
Architecture & Engineering $87,519
Life, Physical, & Social Science $69,162
Community & Social Service $52,018
Legal $84,763
Education, Training, & Library $52,878
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $52,359
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $84,068
Healthcare Support $32,767
Protective Service $48,732
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,525
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,043
Personal Care & Service $32,778
Sales & Related $33,330
Office & Administrative Support $41,499
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,282
Construction & Extraction $52,227
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,172
Production $41,577
Transportation & Material Moving $40,639