Living Wage Calculation for Logan County, Illinois

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 $15.72 $31.80 $40.75 $53.05 $25.47 $31.23 $36.16 $39.92 $12.74 $17.93 $22.70 $26.90
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 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00

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 $4,010 $5,919 $8,894 $11,789 $7,352 $9,159 $11,812 $14,374 $7,352 $9,159 $11,812 $14,374
Child Care $0 $7,720 $15,440 $23,160 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,720 $15,440 $23,160
Medical $3,287 $8,491 $8,502 $8,427 $6,886 $8,502 $8,427 $8,580 $6,886 $8,502 $8,427 $8,580
Housing $7,194 $9,202 $9,202 $12,381 $7,244 $9,202 $9,202 $12,381 $7,244 $9,202 $9,202 $12,381
Transportation $5,356 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $15,187 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $15,187
Civic $2,959 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $7,118 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $7,118
Other $4,811 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $12,160 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $12,160
Required annual income after taxes $27,750 $55,370 $70,419 $89,874 $45,519 $55,244 $63,560 $69,931 $45,519 $62,964 $79,000 $93,091
Annual taxes $4,949 $10,765 $14,349 $20,475 $7,462 $9,718 $11,646 $13,096 $7,462 $11,618 $15,445 $18,794
Required annual income before taxes $32,699 $66,135 $84,768 $110,350 $52,981 $64,963 $75,206 $83,027 $52,981 $74,582 $94,445 $111,884

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $113,947
Business & Financial Operations $84,829
Computer & Mathematical $102,822
Architecture & Engineering $87,773
Life, Physical, & Social Science $79,184
Community & Social Service $53,109
Legal $91,940
Education, Training, & Library $55,722
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $54,046
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $82,481
Healthcare Support $32,955
Protective Service $56,681
Food Preparation & Serving Related $29,592
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,462
Personal Care & Service $32,492
Sales & Related $33,186
Office & Administrative Support $42,128
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $38,919
Construction & Extraction $81,588
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,616
Production $41,698
Transportation & Material Moving $40,893