Living Wage Calculation for Bismarck, ND

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 $15.97 $32.93 $42.84 $57.21 $25.51 $31.29 $36.07 $40.50 $12.74 $18.42 $23.58 $28.59
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 $9,637 $19,274 $28,911 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,637 $19,274 $28,911
Medical $2,966 $8,949 $8,959 $8,885 $6,839 $8,959 $8,885 $9,038 $6,839 $8,959 $8,885 $9,038
Housing $9,003 $10,833 $10,833 $15,338 $9,052 $10,833 $10,833 $15,338 $9,003 $10,833 $10,833 $15,338
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 $29,237 $59,376 $76,341 $99,040 $47,280 $57,333 $65,649 $73,346 $47,231 $66,970 $84,923 $102,257
Annual taxes $3,986 $9,125 $12,759 $19,952 $5,772 $7,747 $9,381 $10,894 $5,762 $9,641 $13,168 $16,693
Required annual income before taxes $33,223 $68,501 $89,100 $118,992 $53,052 $65,080 $75,030 $84,240 $52,993 $76,611 $98,091 $118,949

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $104,785
Business & Financial Operations $70,342
Computer & Mathematical $73,815
Architecture & Engineering $85,513
Life, Physical, & Social Science $72,029
Community & Social Service $61,918
Legal $85,998
Education, Training, & Library $66,814
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $43,330
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,630
Healthcare Support $40,827
Protective Service $53,484
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,448
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,638
Personal Care & Service $31,985
Sales & Related $40,606
Office & Administrative Support $43,241
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,529
Construction & Extraction $53,506
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,286
Production $52,437
Transportation & Material Moving $42,591