Living Wage Calculation for Litchfield County, Connecticut

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 2025 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 10, 2025.

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 $23.89 $46.47 $60.27 $73.33 $33.92 $41.67 $46.33 $52.72 $16.96 $26.05 $32.83 $38.60
Poverty Wage $7.52 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $18.10 $5.08 $6.41 $7.73 $9.05
Minimum Wage $16.35 $16.35 $16.35 $16.35 $16.35 $16.35 $16.35 $16.35 $16.35 $16.35 $16.35 $16.35

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 $4,930 $7,249 $10,859 $14,447 $9,038 $11,233 $14,450 $17,627 $9,038 $11,233 $14,450 $17,627
Child Care $0 $17,676 $32,215 $38,887 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,676 $32,215 $38,887
Medical $3,822 $9,369 $9,460 $9,555 $7,107 $10,572 $10,912 $11,289 $7,107 $10,572 $10,912 $11,289
Housing $12,448 $18,160 $18,160 $22,703 $14,689 $18,160 $18,160 $22,703 $14,689 $18,160 $18,160 $22,703
Transportation $10,963 $12,687 $15,982 $18,389 $12,687 $15,982 $18,389 $20,400 $12,687 $15,982 $18,389 $20,400
Civic $3,535 $6,224 $6,871 $8,810 $6,224 $6,871 $8,810 $9,774 $6,224 $6,871 $8,810 $9,774
Internet & Mobile $1,495 $1,495 $1,495 $1,495 $2,065 $2,065 $2,065 $2,065 $2,065 $2,065 $2,065 $2,065
Other $4,566 $8,771 $9,189 $11,046 $8,771 $9,730 $11,046 $12,254 $8,771 $9,730 $11,046 $12,254
Required annual income after taxes $41,759 $81,631 $104,231 $125,332 $60,581 $74,613 $83,832 $96,112 $60,581 $92,289 $116,048 $134,998
Annual taxes $7,923 $15,019 $21,124 $27,203 $9,976 $12,064 $12,529 $13,537 $9,976 $16,100 $20,507 $25,570
Required annual income before taxes $49,683 $96,649 $125,354 $152,535 $70,556 $86,677 $96,361 $109,649 $70,556 $108,388 $136,554 $160,568

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 $153,380
Business & Financial Operations $96,150
Computer & Mathematical $111,300
Architecture & Engineering $102,380
Life, Physical, & Social Science $99,920
Community & Social Service $62,690
Legal $146,320
Education, Training, & Library $78,610
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $77,790
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $115,520
Healthcare Support $41,840
Protective Service $62,620
Food Preparation & Serving Related $38,950
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $42,650
Personal Care & Service $42,810
Sales & Related $55,530
Office & Administrative Support $54,180
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $42,210
Construction & Extraction $67,060
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $63,520
Production $54,120
Transportation & Material Moving $45,730