Living Wage Calculation for El Centro, CA

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 $16.19 $34.60 $44.80 $60.02 $26.59 $33.37 $38.32 $43.26 $12.95 $19.44 $24.71 $30.03
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 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50

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 $9,288 $18,575 $27,863 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,288 $18,575 $27,863
Medical $3,136 $9,476 $9,486 $9,411 $7,018 $9,486 $9,411 $9,564 $7,018 $9,486 $9,411 $9,564
Housing $8,592 $12,780 $12,780 $17,832 $9,780 $12,780 $12,780 $17,832 $8,592 $12,780 $12,780 $17,832
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 $29,378 $61,974 $78,998 $102,291 $48,903 $60,733 $69,404 $78,038 $47,715 $70,021 $87,979 $105,901
Annual taxes $4,293 $9,991 $14,181 $22,551 $6,412 $8,666 $10,304 $11,934 $6,155 $10,863 $14,820 $19,005
Required annual income before taxes $33,671 $71,965 $93,179 $124,842 $55,315 $69,399 $79,708 $89,972 $53,870 $80,884 $102,799 $124,906

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $109,879
Business & Financial Operations $81,389
Computer & Mathematical $83,473
Architecture & Engineering $87,674
Life, Physical, & Social Science $86,141
Community & Social Service $52,955
Legal $100,816
Education, Training, & Library $71,929
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $43,969
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $86,913
Healthcare Support $32,668
Protective Service $90,287
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,282
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,738
Personal Care & Service $32,856
Sales & Related $32,624
Office & Administrative Support $41,720
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,459
Construction & Extraction $63,241
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,822
Production $40,309
Transportation & Material Moving $39,768