Living Wage Calculation for Sullivan County, New Hampshire

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 $16.24 $33.26 $42.44 $55.17 $25.86 $32.16 $36.83 $40.65 $12.93 $18.58 $23.41 $27.82
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 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25

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 $4,559 $6,729 $10,111 $13,402 $8,359 $10,413 $13,429 $16,341 $8,359 $10,413 $13,429 $16,341
Child Care $0 $8,689 $17,377 $26,066 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,689 $17,377 $26,066
Medical $3,380 $9,012 $9,022 $8,947 $7,341 $9,022 $8,947 $9,100 $7,341 $9,022 $8,947 $9,100
Housing $9,942 $14,118 $14,118 $17,456 $10,730 $14,118 $14,118 $17,456 $10,730 $14,118 $14,118 $17,456
Transportation $4,470 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $12,675 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $12,675
Civic $2,882 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $6,933 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $6,933
Other $4,339 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $10,966 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $10,966
Required annual income after taxes $29,704 $60,014 $75,917 $96,346 $47,896 $58,841 $66,969 $73,602 $47,896 $67,530 $84,346 $99,668
Annual taxes $4,077 $9,172 $12,358 $18,416 $5,893 $8,043 $9,640 $10,944 $5,893 $9,751 $13,055 $16,066
Required annual income before taxes $33,781 $69,186 $88,275 $114,762 $53,789 $66,885 $76,609 $84,546 $53,789 $77,281 $97,401 $115,734

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $116,384
Business & Financial Operations $83,727
Computer & Mathematical $101,940
Architecture & Engineering $88,390
Life, Physical, & Social Science $80,684
Community & Social Service $51,863
Legal $85,932
Education, Training, & Library $54,157
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $54,245
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $85,127
Healthcare Support $40,154
Protective Service $55,954
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,566
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $39,008
Personal Care & Service $32,481
Sales & Related $37,762
Office & Administrative Support $44,818
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,022
Construction & Extraction $52,977
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $54,046
Production $42,569
Transportation & Material Moving $39,735