Living Wage Calculation for Boise City, ID

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 $16.57 $34.30 $43.34 $57.57 $27.04 $34.10 $39.31 $44.75 $13.11 $19.25 $24.05 $29.01
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 $4,686 $6,916 $10,392 $13,774 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795
Child Care $0 $7,400 $14,800 $22,200 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,400 $14,800 $22,200
Medical $2,631 $9,134 $9,144 $9,070 $6,436 $9,144 $9,070 $9,223 $6,436 $9,144 $9,070 $9,223
Housing $9,366 $13,372 $13,372 $18,836 $10,717 $13,372 $13,372 $18,836 $9,366 $13,372 $13,372 $18,836
Transportation $5,316 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073
Civic $2,920 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025
Other $4,596 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617
Required annual income after taxes $29,647 $60,336 $75,473 $97,290 $49,257 $60,983 $69,654 $78,701 $47,906 $68,383 $84,454 $100,901
Annual taxes $4,812 $10,999 $14,670 $22,454 $6,982 $9,946 $12,110 $14,373 $6,629 $11,680 $15,578 $19,776
Required annual income before taxes $34,459 $71,335 $90,144 $119,744 $56,240 $70,929 $81,764 $93,074 $54,535 $80,063 $100,032 $120,677

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $85,325
Business & Financial Operations $68,842
Computer & Mathematical $84,454
Architecture & Engineering $84,928
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,148
Community & Social Service $52,172
Legal $74,322
Education, Training, & Library $43,054
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $43,098
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $82,734
Healthcare Support $31,985
Protective Service $49,835
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,369
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,646
Personal Care & Service $30,386
Sales & Related $32,933
Office & Administrative Support $40,783
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,139
Construction & Extraction $47,166
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,863
Production $40,507
Transportation & Material Moving $40,198