Living Wage Calculation for Johnstown, PA

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 $14.85 $30.80 $39.51 $51.02 $24.26 $30.34 $35.14 $38.59 $12.11 $17.40 $22.02 $25.98
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 $4,559 $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 $7,551 $15,102 $22,653 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,551 $15,102 $22,653
Medical $3,178 $9,501 $9,511 $9,437 $7,023 $9,511 $9,437 $9,590 $7,023 $9,511 $9,437 $9,590
Housing $7,044 $9,084 $9,084 $11,640 $7,092 $9,084 $9,084 $11,640 $7,044 $9,084 $9,084 $11,640
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 $26,603 $54,332 $69,097 $87,607 $43,940 $54,297 $62,425 $68,276 $43,892 $61,848 $77,527 $90,929
Annual taxes $4,285 $9,723 $13,078 $18,514 $6,514 $8,817 $10,664 $11,993 $6,504 $10,533 $14,095 $17,140
Required annual income before taxes $30,888 $64,055 $82,175 $106,120 $50,454 $63,115 $73,088 $80,269 $50,396 $72,381 $91,622 $108,069

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $85,005
Business & Financial Operations $65,524
Computer & Mathematical $77,563
Architecture & Engineering $69,107
Life, Physical, & Social Science $70,496
Community & Social Service $42,183
Legal $51,268
Education, Training, & Library $55,270
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $41,786
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $66,781
Healthcare Support $30,011
Protective Service $47,420
Food Preparation & Serving Related $23,616
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $28,953
Personal Care & Service $25,766
Sales & Related $26,306
Office & Administrative Support $37,872
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $37,872
Construction & Extraction $46,891
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $49,768
Production $41,764
Transportation & Material Moving $33,319