Living Wage Calculation for Geauga County, Ohio

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 $15.61 $34.70 $46.27 $61.49 $25.67 $31.70 $36.58 $40.44 $12.80 $19.32 $25.29 $30.73
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 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10

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 $11,880 $23,759 $35,639 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,880 $23,759 $35,639
Medical $3,262 $8,604 $8,614 $8,540 $6,471 $8,614 $8,540 $8,693 $6,471 $8,614 $8,540 $8,693
Housing $7,786 $11,001 $11,001 $14,401 $9,018 $11,001 $11,001 $14,401 $9,018 $11,001 $11,001 $14,401
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 $28,316 $61,442 $80,649 $104,487 $46,878 $57,156 $65,471 $72,064 $46,878 $69,036 $89,230 $107,703
Annual taxes $4,143 $10,725 $15,583 $23,405 $6,510 $8,775 $10,606 $12,043 $6,388 $11,348 $15,971 $20,136
Required annual income before taxes $32,459 $72,167 $96,232 $127,892 $53,388 $65,931 $76,077 $84,107 $53,266 $80,384 $105,202 $127,839

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $109,008
Business & Financial Operations $70,617
Computer & Mathematical $87,585
Architecture & Engineering $85,733
Life, Physical, & Social Science $71,400
Community & Social Service $52,547
Legal $83,043
Education, Training, & Library $66,803
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $52,856
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $68,897
Healthcare Support $32,426
Protective Service $52,304
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,138
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,712
Personal Care & Service $27,244
Sales & Related $32,569
Office & Administrative Support $41,566
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,531
Construction & Extraction $53,969
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,712
Production $41,577
Transportation & Material Moving $40,584