Living Wage Calculation for Columbus, 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 $16.14 $35.10 $46.32 $60.89 $26.15 $32.46 $37.34 $40.95 $12.71 $19.53 $25.32 $30.46
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 $11,280 $22,559 $33,838 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,280 $22,559 $33,838
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 $8,700 $12,291 $12,291 $15,272 $9,846 $12,291 $12,291 $15,272 $8,700 $12,291 $12,291 $15,272
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 $29,231 $62,132 $80,739 $103,557 $47,706 $58,446 $66,761 $72,935 $46,561 $69,725 $89,320 $106,774
Annual taxes $4,348 $10,883 $15,612 $23,096 $6,696 $9,070 $10,901 $12,242 $6,318 $11,504 $15,992 $19,921
Required annual income before taxes $33,579 $73,015 $96,351 $126,653 $54,402 $67,516 $77,663 $85,177 $52,879 $81,229 $105,312 $126,694

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $110,882
Business & Financial Operations $76,229
Computer & Mathematical $91,014
Architecture & Engineering $85,777
Life, Physical, & Social Science $71,764
Community & Social Service $53,583
Legal $84,807
Education, Training, & Library $67,376
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $54,796
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $69,228
Healthcare Support $32,591
Protective Service $52,833
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,932
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,054
Personal Care & Service $29,427
Sales & Related $32,867
Office & Administrative Support $41,962
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,531
Construction & Extraction $55,193
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,363
Production $41,720
Transportation & Material Moving $41,687