Living Wage Calculation for York County, Nebraska

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 $15.07 $32.50 $41.50 $53.42 $25.68 $31.82 $36.73 $39.95 $12.84 $18.20 $22.94 $26.89
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 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50 $10.50

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 $7,634 $15,269 $22,903 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,634 $15,269 $22,903
Medical $3,479 $10,137 $10,147 $10,072 $7,749 $10,147 $10,072 $10,225 $7,749 $10,147 $10,072 $10,225
Housing $6,492 $9,707 $9,707 $11,999 $7,798 $9,707 $9,707 $11,999 $7,798 $9,707 $9,707 $11,999
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 $27,239 $57,434 $72,398 $90,881 $46,937 $57,394 $65,710 $71,194 $46,937 $65,028 $80,979 $94,097
Annual taxes $4,114 $10,155 $13,928 $20,240 $6,481 $8,783 $10,692 $11,902 $6,481 $10,665 $14,457 $17,786
Required annual income before taxes $31,353 $67,590 $86,326 $111,121 $53,418 $66,177 $76,402 $83,096 $53,418 $75,694 $95,436 $111,883

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $104,212
Business & Financial Operations $68,787
Computer & Mathematical $87,012
Architecture & Engineering $84,212
Life, Physical, & Social Science $65,469
Community & Social Service $49,989
Legal $82,503
Education, Training, & Library $55,458
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $44,994
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $69,691
Healthcare Support $32,944
Protective Service $52,359
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,450
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,701
Personal Care & Service $27,045
Sales & Related $32,778
Office & Administrative Support $41,169
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,750
Construction & Extraction $51,422
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,337
Production $41,488
Transportation & Material Moving $41,687