Living Wage Calculation for Boise County, Idaho

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 $16.74 $34.82 $44.21 $58.87 $27.23 $34.34 $39.55 $45.11 $13.62 $19.51 $24.45 $29.61
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 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25

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 $7,867 $15,734 $23,601 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,867 $15,734 $23,601
Medical $2,631 $9,134 $9,144 $9,070 $6,436 $9,144 $9,070 $9,223 $6,436 $9,144 $9,070 $9,223
Housing $9,646 $13,773 $13,773 $19,427 $11,038 $13,773 $13,773 $19,427 $11,038 $13,773 $13,773 $19,427
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 $29,927 $61,204 $76,808 $99,282 $49,578 $61,384 $70,055 $79,292 $49,578 $69,251 $85,789 $102,893
Annual taxes $4,885 $11,226 $15,153 $23,174 $7,066 $10,051 $12,215 $14,527 $7,066 $11,907 $15,927 $20,297
Required annual income before taxes $34,813 $72,430 $91,961 $122,456 $56,644 $71,435 $82,269 $93,819 $56,644 $81,158 $101,716 $123,189

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $82,723
Business & Financial Operations $67,784
Computer & Mathematical $81,775
Architecture & Engineering $85,446
Life, Physical, & Social Science $60,882
Community & Social Service $51,874
Legal $68,919
Education, Training, & Library $51,775
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,029
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $70,430
Healthcare Support $31,830
Protective Service $51,841
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,039
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,260
Personal Care & Service $28,710
Sales & Related $32,569
Office & Administrative Support $40,397
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,800
Construction & Extraction $48,864
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,433
Production $40,507
Transportation & Material Moving $40,088