Living Wage Calculation for Cape Girardeau, MO

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 $14.90 $31.42 $39.45 $51.24 $24.83 $31.76 $36.76 $41.12 $12.06 $17.65 $21.96 $25.95
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 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00

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 $6,034 $12,068 $18,103 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,034 $12,068 $18,103
Medical $3,225 $9,700 $9,710 $9,635 $6,531 $9,710 $9,635 $9,788 $6,531 $9,710 $9,635 $9,788
Housing $6,432 $9,684 $9,684 $13,752 $7,464 $9,684 $9,684 $13,752 $6,432 $9,684 $9,684 $13,752
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 $26,925 $55,374 $68,737 $87,397 $45,385 $56,934 $65,250 $72,510 $44,353 $62,968 $77,318 $90,613
Annual taxes $4,073 $9,981 $13,319 $19,180 $6,253 $9,129 $11,208 $13,023 $5,824 $10,441 $14,026 $17,348
Required annual income before taxes $30,998 $65,355 $82,056 $106,577 $51,638 $66,063 $76,457 $85,534 $50,176 $73,409 $91,344 $107,961

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $82,856
Business & Financial Operations $61,191
Computer & Mathematical $66,902
Architecture & Engineering $68,556
Life, Physical, & Social Science $55,028
Community & Social Service $41,180
Legal $63,528
Education, Training, & Library $46,990
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $40,419
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $66,472
Healthcare Support $29,614
Protective Service $41,643
Food Preparation & Serving Related $24,961
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,025
Personal Care & Service $29,151
Sales & Related $31,103
Office & Administrative Support $35,810
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $31,257
Construction & Extraction $51,676
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $47,277
Production $38,567
Transportation & Material Moving $37,133