Living Wage Calculation for Great Falls, MT

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 $15.63 $33.65 $44.08 $58.80 $25.69 $32.24 $37.43 $42.01 $12.66 $18.86 $24.35 $29.53
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 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95

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 $9,507 $19,013 $28,520 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,507 $19,013 $28,520
Medical $2,675 $8,571 $8,581 $8,507 $6,352 $8,581 $8,507 $8,660 $6,352 $8,581 $8,507 $8,660
Housing $7,656 $10,188 $10,188 $14,280 $7,824 $10,188 $10,188 $14,280 $7,656 $10,188 $10,188 $14,280
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 $27,981 $58,696 $75,939 $98,491 $46,281 $57,236 $65,907 $73,582 $46,113 $66,743 $84,920 $102,102
Annual taxes $4,524 $11,291 $15,749 $23,808 $7,148 $9,821 $11,940 $13,794 $6,556 $11,728 $16,370 $20,748
Required annual income before taxes $32,506 $69,987 $91,688 $122,299 $53,429 $67,058 $77,847 $87,375 $52,669 $78,471 $101,290 $122,850

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $84,708
Business & Financial Operations $63,760
Computer & Mathematical $65,072
Architecture & Engineering $80,761
Life, Physical, & Social Science $64,785
Community & Social Service $50,981
Legal $66,891
Education, Training, & Library $41,125
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $37,177
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $66,759
Healthcare Support $31,775
Protective Service $52,304
Food Preparation & Serving Related $24,774
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,775
Personal Care & Service $30,331
Sales & Related $31,588
Office & Administrative Support $39,603
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $36,659
Construction & Extraction $51,422
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,367
Production $41,400
Transportation & Material Moving $39,515