Living Wage Calculation for Akron, OH

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 $34.13 $45.25 $59.69 $25.32 $31.51 $36.39 $39.91 $12.31 $19.04 $24.82 $29.90
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 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10

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 $11,243 $22,486 $33,730 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,243 $22,486 $33,730
Medical $3,262 $8,604 $8,614 $8,540 $6,471 $8,614 $8,540 $8,693 $6,471 $8,614 $8,540 $8,693
Housing $7,320 $10,680 $10,680 $13,512 $8,424 $10,680 $10,680 $13,512 $7,320 $10,680 $10,680 $13,512
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 $27,850 $60,484 $79,055 $101,688 $46,284 $56,835 $65,150 $71,175 $45,180 $68,078 $87,636 $104,905
Annual taxes $3,713 $10,506 $15,059 $22,473 $6,381 $8,702 $10,533 $11,839 $6,040 $11,132 $15,609 $19,488
Required annual income before taxes $31,563 $70,990 $94,114 $124,161 $52,665 $65,537 $75,683 $83,014 $51,220 $79,210 $103,246 $124,393

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $109,195
Business & Financial Operations $69,647
Computer & Mathematical $86,306
Architecture & Engineering $85,050
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,644
Community & Social Service $52,635
Legal $70,981
Education, Training, & Library $67,442
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $53,473
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,795
Healthcare Support $32,359
Protective Service $54,057
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,215
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,701
Personal Care & Service $29,691
Sales & Related $32,933
Office & Administrative Support $41,356
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,911
Construction & Extraction $54,741
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,106
Production $41,257
Transportation & Material Moving $40,121