Living Wage Calculation for Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD

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 $15.74 $33.44 $43.00 $56.94 $25.90 $32.03 $36.91 $41.06 $12.72 $18.67 $23.79 $28.58
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 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25

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 $3,926 $5,795 $8,707 $11,540 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071
Child Care $0 $9,060 $18,119 $27,179 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,060 $18,119 $27,179
Medical $3,157 $9,183 $9,193 $9,118 $7,200 $9,193 $9,118 $9,271 $7,200 $9,193 $9,118 $9,271
Housing $7,975 $11,072 $11,072 $15,201 $8,704 $11,072 $11,072 $15,201 $7,975 $11,072 $11,072 $15,201
Transportation $5,477 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530
Civic $3,074 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395
Other $4,253 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749
Required annual income after taxes $27,994 $58,619 $74,844 $96,563 $46,610 $56,984 $65,279 $72,348 $45,882 $66,044 $83,398 $99,527
Annual taxes $4,745 $10,937 $14,592 $21,862 $7,256 $9,631 $11,498 $13,066 $7,031 $11,636 $15,566 $19,345
Required annual income before taxes $32,739 $69,556 $89,436 $118,425 $53,867 $66,615 $76,776 $85,414 $52,913 $77,680 $98,964 $118,872

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $100,220
Business & Financial Operations $70,639
Computer & Mathematical $84,939
Architecture & Engineering $90,077
Life, Physical, & Social Science $70,287
Community & Social Service $51,731
Legal $77,861
Education, Training, & Library $59,956
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $48,986
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $79,327
Healthcare Support $32,437
Protective Service $52,304
Food Preparation & Serving Related $28,357
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,775
Personal Care & Service $31,202
Sales & Related $31,731
Office & Administrative Support $40,628
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $29,250
Construction & Extraction $50,287
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,359
Production $41,533
Transportation & Material Moving $39,449