Living Wage Calculation for Morton County, North Dakota

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 $15.99 $32.49 $41.89 $55.78 $25.52 $31.29 $36.08 $40.53 $12.76 $18.20 $23.14 $27.94
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 $4,010 $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 $8,864 $17,728 $26,592 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,864 $17,728 $26,592
Medical $2,966 $8,949 $8,959 $8,885 $6,839 $8,959 $8,885 $9,038 $6,839 $8,959 $8,885 $9,038
Housing $9,030 $10,841 $10,841 $15,399 $9,079 $10,841 $10,841 $15,399 $9,079 $10,841 $10,841 $15,399
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 $29,265 $58,611 $74,803 $96,782 $47,307 $57,340 $65,656 $73,407 $47,307 $66,204 $83,384 $99,999
Annual taxes $3,991 $8,966 $12,326 $19,236 $5,777 $7,748 $9,382 $10,905 $5,777 $9,490 $12,866 $16,224
Required annual income before taxes $33,256 $67,577 $87,129 $116,019 $53,084 $65,089 $75,039 $84,312 $53,084 $75,695 $96,250 $116,223

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $103,771
Business & Financial Operations $69,504
Computer & Mathematical $76,086
Architecture & Engineering $86,251
Life, Physical, & Social Science $69,129
Community & Social Service $58,677
Legal $84,057
Education, Training, & Library $53,638
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,856
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,630
Healthcare Support $40,540
Protective Service $54,057
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,007
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,870
Personal Care & Service $31,257
Sales & Related $40,110
Office & Administrative Support $41,951
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,529
Construction & Extraction $54,179
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $54,234
Production $51,742
Transportation & Material Moving $48,600