Living Wage Calculation for Forest County, Wisconsin

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 $15.01 $32.51 $42.52 $55.48 $25.00 $30.78 $35.79 $39.05 $12.38 $18.08 $23.40 $27.84
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 $4,010 $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 $9,285 $18,569 $27,854 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,285 $18,569 $27,854
Medical $3,355 $8,231 $8,241 $8,166 $7,024 $8,241 $8,166 $8,319 $7,024 $8,241 $8,166 $8,319
Housing $6,431 $9,326 $9,326 $11,531 $7,083 $9,326 $9,326 $11,531 $7,083 $9,326 $9,326 $11,531
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 $27,054 $56,798 $73,410 $93,458 $45,497 $55,107 $63,422 $68,820 $45,497 $64,392 $81,991 $96,674
Annual taxes $4,163 $10,816 $15,028 $21,935 $6,507 $8,907 $11,030 $12,395 $6,012 $10,826 $15,363 $19,142
Required annual income before taxes $31,218 $67,613 $88,438 $115,392 $52,004 $64,013 $74,453 $81,216 $51,509 $75,217 $97,354 $115,816

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $111,499
Business & Financial Operations $70,397
Computer & Mathematical $86,119
Architecture & Engineering $84,509
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,478
Community & Social Service $53,594
Legal $82,392
Education, Training, & Library $54,013
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $52,999
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $82,690
Healthcare Support $32,646
Protective Service $52,811
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,075
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,922
Personal Care & Service $31,764
Sales & Related $35,028
Office & Administrative Support $41,896
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $39,912
Construction & Extraction $63,054
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,153
Production $42,525
Transportation & Material Moving $41,477