Living Wage Calculation for Cheyenne, WY

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 $15.53 $31.50 $40.89 $54.53 $25.51 $30.75 $35.73 $40.38 $12.65 $17.85 $22.81 $27.61
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 $8,599 $17,198 $25,797 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,599 $17,198 $25,797
Medical $2,774 $7,235 $7,245 $7,170 $6,793 $7,245 $7,170 $7,323 $6,793 $7,245 $7,170 $7,323
Housing $8,040 $10,680 $10,680 $15,168 $8,388 $10,680 $10,680 $15,168 $8,040 $10,680 $10,680 $15,168
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 $28,464 $56,944 $73,280 $95,320 $47,285 $56,392 $65,062 $73,133 $46,937 $64,991 $82,260 $98,930
Annual taxes $3,834 $8,568 $11,779 $18,111 $5,773 $7,562 $9,266 $10,852 $5,704 $9,252 $12,645 $15,921
Required annual income before taxes $32,297 $65,512 $85,058 $113,431 $53,058 $63,954 $74,328 $83,985 $52,641 $74,243 $94,906 $114,851

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $101,985
Business & Financial Operations $67,883
Computer & Mathematical $68,037
Architecture & Engineering $77,839
Life, Physical, & Social Science $73,638
Community & Social Service $58,556
Legal $65,932
Education, Training, & Library $57,034
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $53,914
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $85,017
Healthcare Support $32,834
Protective Service $54,664
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,703
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,525
Personal Care & Service $26,450
Sales & Related $32,216
Office & Administrative Support $41,279
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,972
Construction & Extraction $51,863
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,385
Production $41,577
Transportation & Material Moving $41,841