Living Wage Calculation for Providence County, Rhode Island

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 $17.42 $35.42 $45.82 $59.91 $27.20 $33.30 $38.05 $42.05 $13.60 $19.64 $25.00 $30.00
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 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00

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 $10,081 $20,163 $30,244 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,081 $20,163 $30,244
Medical $3,568 $9,026 $9,036 $8,961 $7,069 $9,036 $8,961 $9,114 $7,069 $9,036 $8,961 $9,114
Housing $11,247 $15,202 $15,202 $18,787 $12,639 $15,202 $15,202 $18,787 $12,639 $15,202 $15,202 $18,787
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 $31,197 $62,504 $79,801 $101,869 $49,533 $59,940 $68,067 $74,947 $49,533 $70,021 $88,230 $105,191
Annual taxes $5,031 $11,162 $15,500 $22,739 $7,053 $9,329 $11,071 $12,522 $7,053 $11,688 $15,789 $19,599
Required annual income before taxes $36,228 $73,667 $95,301 $124,607 $56,586 $69,269 $79,138 $87,469 $56,586 $81,708 $104,019 $124,790

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $138,578
Business & Financial Operations $87,464
Computer & Mathematical $108,721
Architecture & Engineering $105,380
Life, Physical, & Social Science $88,269
Community & Social Service $53,980
Legal $108,126
Education, Training, & Library $68,864
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $68,545
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $86,086
Healthcare Support $40,342
Protective Service $65,601
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,488
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $41,312
Personal Care & Service $32,922
Sales & Related $40,375
Office & Administrative Support $51,125
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $35,402
Construction & Extraction $65,722
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $54,432
Production $42,117
Transportation & Material Moving $41,323