Living Wage Calculation for Fresno, 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 $17.50 $35.69 $46.62 $62.92 $27.22 $33.88 $38.83 $44.12 $13.59 $19.99 $25.55 $31.36
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 $10,252 $20,504 $30,756 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,252 $20,504 $30,756
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 $10,788 $13,644 $13,644 $19,284 $10,848 $13,644 $13,644 $19,284 $10,788 $13,644 $13,644 $19,284
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 $31,574 $63,802 $81,791 $106,636 $49,971 $61,597 $70,268 $79,490 $49,911 $71,849 $90,772 $110,246
Annual taxes $4,825 $10,423 $15,177 $24,244 $6,643 $8,871 $10,509 $12,277 $6,630 $11,295 $15,537 $20,210
Required annual income before taxes $36,399 $74,225 $96,968 $130,879 $56,614 $70,468 $80,776 $91,768 $56,541 $83,144 $106,308 $130,456

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $107,045
Business & Financial Operations $68,622
Computer & Mathematical $83,594
Architecture & Engineering $96,703
Life, Physical, & Social Science $80,871
Community & Social Service $53,451
Legal $104,730
Education, Training, & Library $66,891
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $51,786
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $106,075
Healthcare Support $32,723
Protective Service $65,799
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,492
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,903
Personal Care & Service $32,624
Sales & Related $32,977
Office & Administrative Support $43,363
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,646
Construction & Extraction $62,040
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,492
Production $38,600
Transportation & Material Moving $39,559