Living Wage Calculation for Washtenaw County, Michigan

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 $18.87 $42.81 $61.64 $83.96 $28.01 $33.60 $38.45 $42.44 $14.00 $23.40 $32.50 $41.78
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 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10

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 $22,154 $44,309 $66,463 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $22,154 $44,309 $66,463
Medical $3,108 $6,678 $6,688 $6,613 $5,903 $6,688 $6,613 $6,766 $5,903 $6,688 $6,613 $6,766
Housing $12,898 $15,547 $15,547 $19,218 $12,910 $15,547 $15,547 $19,218 $12,910 $15,547 $15,547 $19,218
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 $33,274 $74,335 $103,818 $138,201 $50,203 $59,775 $68,090 $74,954 $50,203 $81,929 $112,399 $141,417
Annual taxes $5,978 $14,716 $24,399 $36,435 $8,050 $10,123 $11,896 $13,321 $8,050 $15,418 $22,780 $32,403
Required annual income before taxes $39,252 $89,050 $128,217 $174,636 $58,253 $69,898 $79,986 $88,276 $58,253 $97,346 $135,180 $173,820

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $109,526
Business & Financial Operations $77,078
Computer & Mathematical $87,122
Architecture & Engineering $87,111
Life, Physical, & Social Science $72,139
Community & Social Service $52,789
Legal $84,906
Education, Training, & Library $54,829
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $52,712
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $81,786
Healthcare Support $32,834
Protective Service $52,635
Food Preparation & Serving Related $29,680
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,043
Personal Care & Service $31,488
Sales & Related $32,966
Office & Administrative Support $41,588
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $33,142
Construction & Extraction $53,671
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,602
Production $41,687
Transportation & Material Moving $40,684