Living Wage Calculation for Bowling Green, KY

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 $15.72 $31.66 $40.61 $52.62 $25.01 $30.95 $35.92 $39.27 $12.46 $17.81 $22.62 $26.62
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 $3,926 $5,795 $8,707 $11,540 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071
Child Care $0 $7,774 $15,548 $23,321 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,774 $15,548 $23,321
Medical $3,143 $8,148 $8,158 $8,083 $6,131 $8,158 $8,083 $8,236 $6,131 $8,158 $8,083 $8,236
Housing $7,748 $9,821 $9,821 $12,457 $7,912 $9,821 $9,821 $12,457 $7,748 $9,821 $9,821 $12,457
Transportation $5,477 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530
Civic $3,074 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395
Other $4,253 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749
Required annual income after taxes $27,752 $55,046 $69,986 $88,926 $44,750 $54,698 $62,992 $68,569 $44,586 $62,472 $78,540 $91,890
Annual taxes $4,943 $10,809 $14,492 $20,523 $7,269 $9,687 $11,731 $13,106 $7,231 $11,603 $15,564 $18,855
Required annual income before taxes $32,695 $65,856 $84,477 $109,450 $52,019 $64,385 $74,724 $81,675 $51,817 $74,075 $94,104 $110,745

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $84,631
Business & Financial Operations $64,917
Computer & Mathematical $66,505
Architecture & Engineering $68,975
Life, Physical, & Social Science $60,739
Community & Social Service $43,848
Legal $70,562
Education, Training, & Library $54,829
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $41,136
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $65,546
Healthcare Support $31,863
Protective Service $34,631
Food Preparation & Serving Related $24,278
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,257
Personal Care & Service $26,053
Sales & Related $30,000
Office & Administrative Support $37,530
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $30,419
Construction & Extraction $48,456
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,103
Production $40,430
Transportation & Material Moving $36,582