Living Wage Calculation for Bay City, MI

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 $14.92 $34.32 $47.22 $63.54 $24.70 $29.96 $34.81 $38.36 $12.04 $19.15 $25.75 $31.71
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 $14,009 $28,017 $42,026 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,009 $28,017 $42,026
Medical $3,108 $6,678 $6,688 $6,613 $5,903 $6,688 $6,613 $6,766 $5,903 $6,688 $6,613 $6,766
Housing $6,264 $9,432 $9,432 $12,372 $7,332 $9,432 $9,432 $12,372 $6,264 $9,432 $9,432 $12,372
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 $26,640 $60,075 $81,412 $106,918 $44,625 $53,660 $61,976 $68,108 $43,557 $67,669 $89,993 $110,134
Annual taxes $4,393 $11,307 $16,803 $25,235 $6,753 $8,662 $10,434 $11,685 $6,519 $12,010 $17,130 $21,798
Required annual income before taxes $31,033 $71,382 $98,215 $132,153 $51,378 $62,322 $72,410 $79,794 $50,076 $79,679 $107,123 $131,932

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $104,057
Business & Financial Operations $68,545
Computer & Mathematical $68,313
Architecture & Engineering $84,509
Life, Physical, & Social Science $84,068
Community & Social Service $52,657
Legal $85,094
Education, Training, & Library $51,103
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $32,734
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $82,172
Healthcare Support $32,194
Protective Service $51,510
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,748
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,867
Personal Care & Service $30,650
Sales & Related $31,544
Office & Administrative Support $40,783
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $0
Construction & Extraction $52,822
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,918
Production $41,863
Transportation & Material Moving $33,991