Living Wage Calculation for Red Lake County, Minnesota

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 $15.09 $30.99 $39.42 $51.58 $24.75 $30.70 $35.58 $39.74 $12.37 $17.39 $21.87 $26.00
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 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59

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 $6,779 $13,559 $20,338 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,779 $13,559 $20,338
Medical $2,972 $8,322 $8,332 $8,257 $6,522 $8,332 $8,257 $8,410 $6,522 $8,332 $8,257 $8,410
Housing $6,837 $9,326 $9,326 $13,243 $7,170 $9,326 $9,326 $13,243 $7,170 $9,326 $9,326 $13,243
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 $27,077 $54,383 $68,491 $87,745 $45,081 $55,198 $63,513 $70,623 $45,081 $61,977 $77,072 $90,961
Annual taxes $4,319 $10,079 $13,505 $19,538 $6,397 $8,659 $10,497 $12,035 $6,397 $10,353 $13,887 $17,189
Required annual income before taxes $31,396 $64,461 $81,997 $107,283 $51,478 $63,856 $74,011 $82,658 $51,478 $72,330 $90,959 $108,151

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $112,481
Business & Financial Operations $84,807
Computer & Mathematical $107,001
Architecture & Engineering $87,188
Life, Physical, & Social Science $82,547
Community & Social Service $54,631
Legal $88,721
Education, Training, & Library $54,179
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $57,729
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $85,722
Healthcare Support $33,065
Protective Service $53,947
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,510
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $38,699
Personal Care & Service $32,778
Sales & Related $37,982
Office & Administrative Support $50,926
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $41,224
Construction & Extraction $66,880
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $56,240
Production $43,175
Transportation & Material Moving $42,139