Living Wage Calculation for Harrisonburg, VA

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 $34.79 $45.01 $59.22 $25.69 $32.85 $37.83 $41.71 $12.76 $19.27 $24.67 $29.57
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 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00

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 $9,804 $19,609 $29,413 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,804 $19,609 $29,413
Medical $3,247 $9,925 $9,935 $9,860 $6,748 $9,935 $9,860 $10,013 $6,748 $9,935 $9,860 $10,013
Housing $8,616 $11,412 $11,412 $14,952 $8,676 $11,412 $11,412 $14,952 $8,616 $11,412 $11,412 $14,952
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 $28,724 $60,445 $77,416 $99,291 $46,131 $58,067 $66,361 $72,842 $46,071 $67,871 $85,970 $102,255
Annual taxes $4,949 $11,912 $16,201 $23,889 $7,295 $10,265 $12,317 $13,908 $7,017 $12,312 $16,676 $20,758
Required annual income before taxes $33,673 $72,357 $93,616 $123,180 $53,426 $68,332 $78,678 $86,750 $53,088 $80,183 $102,646 $123,012

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $104,653
Business & Financial Operations $67,255
Computer & Mathematical $69,305
Architecture & Engineering $68,809
Life, Physical, & Social Science $67,872
Community & Social Service $52,161
Legal $66,340
Education, Training, & Library $55,237
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $53,275
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $68,787
Healthcare Support $32,657
Protective Service $51,367
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,689
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,257
Personal Care & Service $31,290
Sales & Related $31,885
Office & Administrative Support $40,805
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,668
Construction & Extraction $50,761
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,216
Production $33,848
Transportation & Material Moving $40,904