Living Wage Calculation for Washington County, Indiana

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 $15.19 $32.07 $41.50 $54.44 $24.94 $30.97 $35.85 $39.62 $12.47 $18.06 $23.06 $27.52
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 $4,010 $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 $8,701 $17,403 $26,104 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,701 $17,403 $26,104
Medical $3,238 $8,571 $8,581 $8,507 $6,655 $8,581 $8,507 $8,660 $6,655 $8,581 $8,507 $8,660
Housing $6,665 $9,289 $9,289 $12,553 $7,059 $9,289 $9,289 $12,553 $7,059 $9,289 $9,289 $12,553
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 $27,171 $56,517 $72,548 $93,071 $45,103 $55,410 $63,726 $70,183 $45,103 $64,111 $81,129 $96,287
Annual taxes $4,425 $10,196 $13,781 $20,172 $6,763 $9,012 $10,832 $12,228 $6,763 $11,003 $14,814 $18,200
Required annual income before taxes $31,596 $66,713 $86,329 $113,242 $51,866 $64,422 $74,558 $82,411 $51,866 $75,114 $95,943 $114,487

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $104,134
Business & Financial Operations $68,611
Computer & Mathematical $84,796
Architecture & Engineering $84,873
Life, Physical, & Social Science $67,464
Community & Social Service $50,595
Legal $69,482
Education, Training, & Library $52,668
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $43,374
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,839
Healthcare Support $32,657
Protective Service $49,945
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,031
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,271
Personal Care & Service $27,596
Sales & Related $32,602
Office & Administrative Support $41,202
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $35,017
Construction & Extraction $53,638
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,426
Production $41,863
Transportation & Material Moving $40,772