Living Wage Calculation for Sweet Grass County, Montana

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 $15.11 $33.31 $43.72 $58.41 $25.55 $31.90 $37.09 $41.65 $12.64 $18.69 $24.18 $29.35
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 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95

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 $4,686 $6,916 $10,392 $13,774 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795
Child Care $0 $9,507 $19,013 $28,520 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,507 $19,013 $28,520
Medical $2,675 $8,571 $8,581 $8,507 $6,352 $8,581 $8,507 $8,660 $6,352 $8,581 $8,507 $8,660
Housing $6,800 $9,634 $9,634 $13,687 $7,601 $9,634 $9,634 $13,687 $7,601 $9,634 $9,634 $13,687
Transportation $5,316 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073
Civic $2,920 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025
Other $4,596 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617
Required annual income after taxes $27,125 $58,142 $75,385 $97,898 $46,058 $56,682 $65,352 $72,988 $46,058 $66,189 $84,365 $101,508
Annual taxes $4,297 $11,143 $15,546 $23,591 $7,097 $9,674 $11,793 $13,636 $6,544 $11,580 $16,223 $20,591
Required annual income before taxes $31,423 $69,285 $90,931 $121,489 $53,154 $66,356 $77,145 $86,624 $52,602 $77,769 $100,588 $122,099

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $88,026
Business & Financial Operations $68,346
Computer & Mathematical $69,118
Architecture & Engineering $82,944
Life, Physical, & Social Science $59,394
Community & Social Service $50,463
Legal $69,515
Education, Training, & Library $51,731
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,359
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $82,073
Healthcare Support $32,558
Protective Service $52,712
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,766
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,043
Personal Care & Service $31,257
Sales & Related $32,723
Office & Administrative Support $40,794
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $41,014
Construction & Extraction $52,988
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,282
Production $41,621
Transportation & Material Moving $41,533