Living Wage Calculation for Riley County, Kansas

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 $16.33 $33.49 $43.32 $56.99 $25.87 $31.93 $36.87 $40.82 $12.93 $18.69 $23.89 $28.61
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 $4,010 $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 $9,078 $18,157 $27,235 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,078 $18,157 $27,235
Medical $2,937 $8,427 $8,437 $8,362 $6,601 $8,437 $8,362 $8,515 $6,601 $8,437 $8,362 $8,515
Housing $8,907 $11,173 $11,173 $14,660 $8,968 $11,173 $11,173 $14,660 $8,968 $11,173 $11,173 $14,660
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 $29,112 $58,635 $75,042 $96,164 $46,959 $57,151 $65,466 $72,145 $46,959 $66,229 $83,623 $99,380
Annual taxes $4,849 $11,030 $15,061 $22,373 $6,850 $9,270 $11,222 $12,767 $6,850 $11,530 $15,765 $19,631
Required annual income before taxes $33,961 $69,664 $90,103 $118,537 $53,809 $66,420 $76,689 $84,913 $53,809 $77,759 $99,388 $119,011

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $104,300
Business & Financial Operations $68,820
Computer & Mathematical $85,722
Architecture & Engineering $85,237
Life, Physical, & Social Science $66,703
Community & Social Service $49,779
Legal $69,416
Education, Training, & Library $52,205
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $43,109
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,056
Healthcare Support $31,533
Protective Service $44,862
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,160
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,117
Personal Care & Service $26,505
Sales & Related $32,370
Office & Administrative Support $40,673
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $38,269
Construction & Extraction $51,213
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,073
Production $41,599
Transportation & Material Moving $40,342