Living Wage Calculation for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT

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 $36.07 $46.76 $61.46 $27.15 $33.76 $38.79 $43.20 $12.90 $20.00 $25.48 $30.76
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 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00 $14.00

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 $4,559 $6,729 $10,111 $13,402 $8,359 $10,413 $13,429 $16,341 $8,359 $10,413 $13,429 $16,341
Child Care $0 $10,088 $20,177 $30,264 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,088 $20,177 $30,264
Medical $3,364 $8,795 $8,805 $8,730 $7,046 $8,805 $8,730 $8,883 $7,046 $8,805 $8,730 $8,883
Housing $10,440 $15,714 $15,714 $19,593 $12,679 $15,714 $15,714 $19,593 $10,440 $15,714 $15,714 $19,593
Transportation $4,470 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $12,675 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $12,675
Civic $2,882 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $6,933 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $6,933
Other $4,339 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $10,966 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $10,966
Required annual income after taxes $30,186 $62,793 $80,096 $102,465 $49,549 $60,221 $68,349 $75,522 $47,311 $70,309 $88,525 $105,787
Annual taxes $4,611 $12,233 $17,175 $25,381 $6,914 $10,006 $12,333 $14,331 $6,369 $12,894 $17,479 $22,184
Required annual income before taxes $34,797 $75,026 $97,271 $127,846 $56,463 $70,227 $80,681 $89,853 $53,679 $83,203 $106,005 $127,971

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $139,570
Business & Financial Operations $87,817
Computer & Mathematical $109,515
Architecture & Engineering $104,289
Life, Physical, & Social Science $90,507
Community & Social Service $65,402
Legal $109,978
Education, Training, & Library $68,015
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $69,813
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $86,869
Healthcare Support $39,559
Protective Service $55,391
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,117
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $40,617
Personal Care & Service $32,591
Sales & Related $33,782
Office & Administrative Support $51,775
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $39,482
Construction & Extraction $67,729
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $65,237
Production $52,293
Transportation & Material Moving $41,676