Living Wage Calculation for Elk County, Pennsylvania

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 2025 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 10, 2025.

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 $20.36 $35.03 $43.16 $55.06 $29.69 $34.92 $38.95 $44.37 $14.85 $20.17 $24.54 $29.39
Poverty Wage $7.52 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $18.10 $5.08 $6.41 $7.73 $9.05
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

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 $3,903 $5,739 $8,596 $11,437 $7,155 $8,893 $11,439 $13,955 $7,155 $8,893 $11,439 $13,955
Child Care $0 $9,624 $18,077 $25,260 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,624 $18,077 $25,260
Medical $3,482 $8,182 $8,272 $8,368 $6,738 $9,385 $9,725 $10,102 $6,738 $9,385 $9,725 $10,102
Housing $8,001 $10,942 $10,942 $14,750 $9,640 $10,942 $10,942 $14,750 $9,640 $10,942 $10,942 $14,750
Transportation $10,588 $12,254 $15,436 $17,761 $12,254 $15,436 $17,761 $19,703 $12,254 $15,436 $17,761 $19,703
Civic $3,535 $6,224 $6,871 $8,810 $6,224 $6,871 $8,810 $9,774 $6,224 $6,871 $8,810 $9,774
Internet & Mobile $1,772 $1,772 $1,772 $1,772 $2,342 $2,342 $2,342 $2,342 $2,342 $2,342 $2,342 $2,342
Other $4,566 $8,771 $9,189 $11,046 $8,771 $9,730 $11,046 $12,254 $8,771 $9,730 $11,046 $12,254
Required annual income after taxes $35,848 $63,507 $79,156 $99,204 $53,124 $63,598 $72,065 $82,879 $53,124 $73,222 $90,142 $108,139
Annual taxes $6,502 $9,363 $10,607 $15,330 $8,633 $9,026 $8,947 $9,420 $8,633 $10,670 $11,958 $14,122
Required annual income before taxes $42,350 $72,870 $89,763 $114,534 $61,757 $72,624 $81,012 $92,299 $61,757 $83,892 $102,101 $122,261

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 $131,660
Business & Financial Operations $82,990
Computer & Mathematical $98,060
Architecture & Engineering $92,950
Life, Physical, & Social Science $82,210
Community & Social Service $55,040
Legal $120,620
Education, Training, & Library $68,610
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $61,640
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $97,160
Healthcare Support $35,120
Protective Service $56,120
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,550
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $37,490
Personal Care & Service $35,260
Sales & Related $50,440
Office & Administrative Support $46,810
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $41,590
Construction & Extraction $61,810
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $57,200
Production $48,120
Transportation & Material Moving $45,770