Living Wage Calculation for Maui County, Hawaii

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 $22.12 $42.03 $52.52 $70.07 $32.91 $41.18 $46.44 $54.01 $16.45 $23.17 $28.38 $35.05
Poverty Wage $7.51 $10.13 $12.74 $15.35 $10.13 $12.74 $15.35 $17.96 $5.06 $6.37 $7.67 $8.98
Minimum Wage $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00

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 $8,728 $17,456 $26,184 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,728 $17,456 $26,184
Medical $2,402 $8,735 $8,745 $8,670 $6,306 $8,745 $8,670 $8,823 $6,306 $8,745 $8,670 $8,823
Housing $18,072 $24,108 $24,108 $32,991 $19,316 $24,108 $24,108 $32,991 $19,316 $24,108 $24,108 $32,991
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 $38,125 $72,001 $88,466 $115,029 $57,727 $71,320 $79,990 $92,455 $57,727 $80,048 $97,446 $118,639
Annual taxes $7,882 $15,414 $20,772 $30,715 $10,717 $14,332 $16,605 $19,881 $10,717 $16,324 $20,596 $27,170
Required annual income before taxes $46,007 $87,415 $109,237 $145,743 $68,445 $85,652 $96,595 $112,336 $68,445 $96,372 $118,043 $145,809

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $109,427
Business & Financial Operations $73,473
Computer & Mathematical $89,272
Architecture & Engineering $91,091
Life, Physical, & Social Science $71,577
Community & Social Service $54,410
Legal $85,204
Education, Training, & Library $65,976
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $55,039
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $108,059
Healthcare Support $40,728
Protective Service $52,073
Food Preparation & Serving Related $33,230
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $41,566
Personal Care & Service $33,682
Sales & Related $39,173
Office & Administrative Support $50,540
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $41,951
Construction & Extraction $82,007
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $66,714
Production $50,706
Transportation & Material Moving $41,974