Living Wage Calculation for Wheeler County, Oregon

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 $15.17 $32.44 $41.30 $54.14 $25.75 $32.64 $37.86 $42.51 $12.88 $18.42 $23.13 $27.56
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 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50

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 $4,686 $6,916 $10,392 $13,774 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795
Child Care $0 $6,859 $13,718 $20,577 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,859 $13,718 $20,577
Medical $2,401 $8,727 $8,737 $8,662 $6,042 $8,737 $8,662 $8,815 $6,042 $8,737 $8,662 $8,815
Housing $6,529 $9,831 $9,831 $13,970 $7,502 $9,831 $9,831 $13,970 $7,502 $9,831 $9,831 $13,970
Transportation $5,316 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073
Civic $2,920 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025
Other $4,596 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617
Required annual income after taxes $26,581 $55,846 $70,442 $90,393 $45,649 $57,035 $65,705 $73,427 $45,649 $63,894 $79,423 $94,004
Annual taxes $4,978 $11,635 $15,461 $22,213 $7,915 $10,848 $13,054 $14,999 $7,915 $12,724 $16,805 $20,627
Required annual income before taxes $31,558 $67,482 $85,904 $112,607 $53,565 $67,883 $78,758 $88,426 $53,565 $76,618 $96,228 $114,631

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $108,942
Business & Financial Operations $83,837
Computer & Mathematical $106,174
Architecture & Engineering $90,220
Life, Physical, & Social Science $70,684
Community & Social Service $55,105
Legal $87,916
Education, Training, & Library $65,788
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $54,796
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $104,983
Healthcare Support $40,055
Protective Service $56,604
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,712
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $37,486
Personal Care & Service $33,771
Sales & Related $39,173
Office & Administrative Support $44,212
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $33,583
Construction & Extraction $63,418
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,374
Production $42,007
Transportation & Material Moving $41,709