Living Wage Calculation for Burlington-South Burlington, VT

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 $17.93 $37.67 $49.03 $64.53 $27.68 $34.92 $39.66 $44.05 $13.38 $20.78 $26.46 $32.09
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 $13.18 $13.18 $13.18 $13.18 $13.18 $13.18 $13.18 $13.18 $13.18 $13.18 $13.18 $13.18

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 $4,559 $6,729 $10,111 $13,402 $8,359 $10,413 $13,429 $16,341 $8,359 $10,413 $13,429 $16,341
Child Care $0 $11,218 $22,436 $33,652 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,218 $22,436 $33,652
Medical $3,262 $8,916 $8,927 $8,852 $6,485 $8,927 $8,852 $9,005 $6,485 $8,927 $8,852 $9,005
Housing $12,396 $18,000 $18,000 $22,248 $13,956 $18,000 $18,000 $22,248 $12,396 $18,000 $18,000 $22,248
Transportation $4,470 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $12,675 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $12,675
Civic $2,882 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $6,933 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $6,933
Other $4,339 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $10,966 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $10,966
Required annual income after taxes $32,040 $66,330 $84,762 $108,629 $50,266 $62,628 $70,756 $78,299 $48,706 $73,846 $93,191 $111,951
Annual taxes $5,245 $12,014 $17,227 $25,596 $7,312 $10,010 $11,733 $13,322 $6,953 $12,590 $16,893 $21,528
Required annual income before taxes $37,284 $78,344 $101,989 $134,225 $57,578 $72,638 $82,489 $91,621 $55,659 $86,436 $110,085 $133,479

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $91,312
Business & Financial Operations $84,675
Computer & Mathematical $85,722
Architecture & Engineering $85,722
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,953
Community & Social Service $54,179
Legal $85,314
Education, Training, & Library $54,917
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $55,182
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $83,109
Healthcare Support $40,529
Protective Service $52,833
Food Preparation & Serving Related $33,098
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $41,367
Personal Care & Service $34,134
Sales & Related $39,647
Office & Administrative Support $49,625
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $41,014
Construction & Extraction $53,142
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,462
Production $42,370
Transportation & Material Moving $40,981