Living Wage Calculation for Cincinnati, OH

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 $15.34 $34.46 $45.47 $60.50 $25.52 $31.95 $36.83 $41.00 $12.40 $19.20 $24.92 $30.27
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 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10

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 $11,045 $22,090 $33,135 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,045 $22,090 $33,135
Medical $3,262 $8,604 $8,614 $8,540 $6,471 $8,614 $8,540 $8,693 $6,471 $8,614 $8,540 $8,693
Housing $7,610 $11,432 $11,432 $15,363 $8,774 $11,432 $11,432 $15,363 $7,610 $11,432 $11,432 $15,363
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 $28,140 $61,038 $79,411 $102,944 $46,634 $57,587 $65,902 $73,026 $45,470 $68,632 $87,992 $106,160
Annual taxes $3,770 $10,633 $15,175 $22,891 $6,456 $8,874 $10,705 $12,263 $6,098 $11,257 $15,690 $19,779
Required annual income before taxes $31,910 $71,671 $94,586 $125,835 $53,090 $66,460 $76,607 $85,288 $51,568 $79,889 $103,682 $125,939

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $111,907
Business & Financial Operations $71,422
Computer & Mathematical $88,037
Architecture & Engineering $87,255
Life, Physical, & Social Science $70,110
Community & Social Service $52,172
Legal $85,976
Education, Training, & Library $65,491
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $54,146
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $69,041
Healthcare Support $32,988
Protective Service $44,112
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,832
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,878
Personal Care & Service $27,100
Sales & Related $33,263
Office & Administrative Support $41,764
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,355
Construction & Extraction $54,289
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,241
Production $41,974
Transportation & Material Moving $40,926