Living Wage Calculation for Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI

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 $16.73 $35.71 $48.65 $65.47 $26.25 $31.42 $36.27 $40.34 $12.93 $19.85 $26.41 $32.67
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 $13,898 $27,797 $41,695 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $13,898 $27,797 $41,695
Medical $3,108 $6,678 $6,688 $6,613 $5,903 $6,688 $6,613 $6,766 $5,903 $6,688 $6,613 $6,766
Housing $9,299 $11,875 $11,875 $15,685 $9,961 $11,875 $11,875 $15,685 $9,299 $11,875 $11,875 $15,685
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 $29,675 $62,407 $83,635 $109,900 $47,254 $56,103 $64,419 $71,421 $46,592 $70,001 $92,216 $113,116
Annual taxes $5,118 $11,865 $17,557 $26,275 $7,345 $9,245 $11,018 $12,477 $7,187 $12,567 $17,662 $22,809
Required annual income before taxes $34,793 $74,272 $101,192 $136,175 $54,600 $65,349 $75,437 $83,898 $53,779 $82,568 $109,878 $135,925

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $108,600
Business & Financial Operations $68,710
Computer & Mathematical $84,631
Architecture & Engineering $85,314
Life, Physical, & Social Science $71,025
Community & Social Service $51,863
Legal $83,484
Education, Training, & Library $53,638
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $51,852
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $68,754
Healthcare Support $32,734
Protective Service $43,517
Food Preparation & Serving Related $28,908
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,613
Personal Care & Service $31,488
Sales & Related $33,693
Office & Administrative Support $41,312
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,536
Construction & Extraction $52,492
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,381
Production $41,091
Transportation & Material Moving $40,342