Living Wage Calculation for Janesville-Beloit, WI

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 $16.13 $34.21 $45.03 $59.80 $25.75 $31.78 $36.80 $40.93 $12.74 $18.94 $24.61 $29.85
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 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25

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 $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 $10,456 $20,913 $31,369 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,456 $20,913 $31,369
Medical $3,355 $8,231 $8,241 $8,166 $7,024 $8,241 $8,166 $8,319 $7,024 $8,241 $8,166 $8,319
Housing $8,292 $10,980 $10,980 $14,640 $8,340 $10,980 $10,980 $14,640 $8,292 $10,980 $10,980 $14,640
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 $28,915 $59,623 $77,409 $100,082 $46,753 $56,761 $65,077 $71,929 $46,705 $67,217 $85,990 $103,298
Annual taxes $4,626 $11,539 $16,262 $24,292 $6,805 $9,337 $11,460 $13,204 $6,298 $11,560 $16,403 $20,864
Required annual income before taxes $33,542 $71,162 $93,670 $124,374 $53,559 $66,098 $76,537 $85,133 $53,003 $78,777 $102,392 $124,163

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $109,471
Business & Financial Operations $68,170
Computer & Mathematical $82,161
Architecture & Engineering $83,230
Life, Physical, & Social Science $85,005
Community & Social Service $53,539
Legal $68,953
Education, Training, & Library $53,881
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $41,555
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $82,690
Healthcare Support $32,359
Protective Service $56,472
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,557
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,514
Personal Care & Service $31,136
Sales & Related $33,043
Office & Administrative Support $41,279
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $33,826
Construction & Extraction $65,303
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,767
Production $42,536
Transportation & Material Moving $41,477