Living Wage Calculation for Champaign-Urbana, IL

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support themselves and/or their family, working full-time, or 2080 hours per year. The tables below provide living wage estimates for individuals and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In households with two working adults, all hourly values reflect what one working adult requires to earn to meet their families’ basic needs, assuming the other adult also earns the same.

The poverty wage and state minimum wage are for reference purposes. Poverty wage estimates come from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Poverty Guidelines for 2024 and have been converted from an annual value to an hourly wage for ease of comparison. The state minimum wage data is sourced from the Labor Law Center and includes the minimum wage in a given state as of January of that year.

For further detail, please reference the Methodology page. The data on this page was last updated on February 14, 2024.

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 $19.95 $34.44 $44.08 $55.49 $27.38 $31.98 $36.47 $38.55 $13.69 $19.42 $24.72 $27.50
Poverty Wage $7.24 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $17.59 $4.91 $6.21 $7.50 $8.79
Minimum Wage $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00

Typical Expenses

The table below shows the costs of each basic need that go into estimating the living wage. Like with the living wage, their values vary by location and family size.

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 $4,191 $6,178 $9,266 $12,316 $7,683 $9,564 $12,317 $15,018 $7,683 $9,564 $12,317 $15,018
Child Care $0 $11,931 $22,615 $28,424 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,931 $22,615 $28,424
Medical $3,093 $7,487 $7,347 $7,926 $6,208 $7,347 $7,926 $7,419 $6,208 $7,347 $7,926 $7,419
Housing $10,615 $12,653 $12,653 $16,549 $10,675 $12,653 $12,653 $16,549 $10,675 $12,653 $12,653 $16,549
Transportation $8,636 $9,994 $12,589 $14,486 $9,994 $12,589 $14,486 $14,469 $9,994 $12,589 $14,486 $14,469
Civic $2,889 $5,083 $6,398 $7,409 $5,083 $6,398 $7,409 $6,926 $5,083 $6,398 $7,409 $6,926
Internet & Mobile $1,389 $1,389 $1,389 $1,389 $1,959 $1,959 $1,959 $1,959 $1,959 $1,959 $1,959 $1,959
Other $4,086 $7,294 $7,756 $10,720 $7,294 $7,756 $10,720 $10,305 $7,294 $7,756 $10,720 $10,305
Required annual income after taxes $34,899 $62,010 $80,013 $99,220 $48,897 $58,266 $67,471 $72,646 $48,897 $70,197 $90,085 $101,070
Annual taxes $6,600 $9,630 $11,674 $16,201 $8,059 $8,246 $8,393 $7,548 $8,059 $10,581 $12,756 $13,340
Required annual income before taxes $41,500 $71,640 $91,687 $115,420 $56,956 $66,512 $75,863 $80,194 $56,956 $80,778 $102,841 $114,410

Typical Annual Salaries

The average annual salaries for various occupations in the table below comes from the latest state-level data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. When available, this data is specific to a given metro area.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $108,660
Business & Financial Operations $76,620
Computer & Mathematical $88,460
Architecture & Engineering $83,520
Life, Physical, & Social Science $71,040
Community & Social Service $52,770
Legal $105,510
Education, Training, & Library $72,580
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $58,500
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $126,880
Healthcare Support $36,960
Protective Service $58,380
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,550
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $34,900
Personal Care & Service $34,820
Sales & Related $42,390
Office & Administrative Support $44,910
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $47,840
Construction & Extraction $70,440
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,710
Production $41,130
Transportation & Material Moving $41,030