Living Wage Calculation for Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

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 $14.95 $30.96 $39.69 $51.51 $24.77 $30.49 $35.28 $38.98 $12.39 $17.48 $22.12 $26.20
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 $7,589 $15,178 $22,767 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,589 $15,178 $22,767
Medical $3,178 $9,501 $9,511 $9,437 $7,023 $9,511 $9,437 $9,590 $7,023 $9,511 $9,437 $9,590
Housing $7,207 $9,326 $9,326 $12,294 $7,983 $9,326 $9,326 $12,294 $7,983 $9,326 $9,326 $12,294
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 $26,766 $54,612 $69,415 $88,375 $44,831 $54,539 $62,666 $68,930 $44,831 $62,128 $77,844 $91,697
Annual taxes $4,322 $9,787 $13,150 $18,765 $6,699 $8,872 $10,719 $12,142 $6,699 $10,596 $14,167 $17,315
Required annual income before taxes $31,088 $64,398 $82,565 $107,140 $51,529 $63,411 $73,385 $81,072 $51,529 $72,724 $92,011 $109,012

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $112,922
Business & Financial Operations $79,151
Computer & Mathematical $88,390
Architecture & Engineering $86,251
Life, Physical, & Social Science $70,926
Community & Social Service $51,720
Legal $86,593
Education, Training, & Library $67,751
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $53,021
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $74,278
Healthcare Support $32,657
Protective Service $50,639
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,604
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,043
Personal Care & Service $30,342
Sales & Related $32,889
Office & Administrative Support $41,962
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $37,850
Construction & Extraction $53,859
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,010
Production $42,304
Transportation & Material Moving $40,485