Living Wage Calculation for Lander County, Nevada

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support themselves and/or their family, working full-time, or 2080 hours per year. The tables below provide living wage estimates for individuals and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In households with two working adults, all hourly values reflect what one working adult requires to earn to meet their families’ basic needs, assuming the other adult also earns the same.

The poverty wage and state minimum wage are for reference purposes. Poverty wage estimates come from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Poverty Guidelines for 2024 and have been converted from an annual value to an hourly wage for ease of comparison. The state minimum wage data is sourced from the Labor Law Center and includes the minimum wage in a given state as of January of that year.

For further detail, please reference the Methodology page. The data on this page was last updated on February 14, 2024.

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 $21.38 $34.38 $41.43 $52.60 $29.92 $36.54 $41.62 $43.43 $14.96 $19.72 $23.72 $26.11
Poverty Wage $7.24 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $17.59 $4.91 $6.21 $7.50 $8.79
Minimum Wage $11.25 $11.25 $11.25 $11.25 $11.25 $11.25 $11.25 $11.25 $11.25 $11.25 $11.25 $11.25

Typical Expenses

The table below shows the costs of each basic need that go into estimating the living wage. Like with the living wage, their values vary by location and family size.

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 $4,213 $6,211 $9,316 $12,382 $7,724 $9,615 $12,384 $15,099 $7,724 $9,615 $12,384 $15,099
Child Care $0 $5,565 $11,130 $16,264 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,565 $11,130 $16,264
Medical $2,836 $8,322 $8,210 $8,673 $5,975 $8,210 $8,673 $8,268 $5,975 $8,210 $8,673 $8,268
Housing $9,505 $13,992 $13,992 $17,526 $10,651 $13,992 $13,992 $17,526 $10,651 $13,992 $13,992 $17,526
Transportation $12,636 $14,624 $18,421 $21,196 $14,624 $18,421 $21,196 $21,171 $14,624 $18,421 $21,196 $21,171
Civic $3,032 $5,335 $6,715 $7,776 $5,335 $6,715 $7,776 $7,269 $5,335 $6,715 $7,776 $7,269
Internet & Mobile $1,766 $1,766 $1,766 $1,766 $2,360 $2,360 $2,360 $2,360 $2,360 $2,360 $2,360 $2,360
Other $4,739 $8,459 $8,994 $12,431 $8,459 $8,994 $12,431 $11,950 $8,459 $8,994 $12,431 $11,950
Required annual income after taxes $38,726 $64,273 $78,543 $98,014 $55,128 $68,307 $78,811 $83,643 $55,128 $73,872 $89,941 $99,907
Annual taxes $5,742 $7,241 $7,629 $11,402 $7,098 $7,687 $7,751 $6,701 $7,098 $8,181 $8,738 $8,697
Required annual income before taxes $44,468 $71,513 $86,172 $109,416 $62,225 $75,994 $86,563 $90,344 $62,225 $82,053 $98,680 $108,604

Typical Annual Salaries

The average annual salaries for various occupations in the table below comes from the latest state-level data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. When available, this data is specific to a given metro area.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $110,190
Business & Financial Operations $78,900
Computer & Mathematical $87,660
Architecture & Engineering $86,960
Life, Physical, & Social Science $71,610
Community & Social Service $57,720
Legal $119,610
Education, Training, & Library $71,190
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $68,400
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $101,420
Healthcare Support $39,230
Protective Service $47,650
Food Preparation & Serving Related $29,710
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $35,770
Personal Care & Service $30,760
Sales & Related $42,730
Office & Administrative Support $42,930
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,430
Construction & Extraction $61,570
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $55,420
Production $44,130
Transportation & Material Moving $43,610