Living Wage Calculation for Kalamazoo-Portage, MI

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 $40.10 $57.23 $78.37 $26.71 $32.27 $37.12 $41.46 $12.93 $22.05 $30.38 $39.03
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 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10

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 $19,853 $39,706 $59,559 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $19,853 $39,706 $59,559
Medical $3,108 $6,678 $6,688 $6,613 $5,903 $6,688 $6,613 $6,766 $5,903 $6,688 $6,613 $6,766
Housing $9,303 $13,300 $13,300 $17,574 $10,735 $13,300 $13,300 $17,574 $9,303 $13,300 $13,300 $17,574
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 $29,679 $69,787 $96,968 $129,653 $48,028 $57,528 $65,843 $73,310 $46,595 $77,381 $105,549 $132,869
Annual taxes $5,119 $13,629 $22,077 $33,366 $7,530 $9,586 $11,359 $12,928 $7,188 $14,331 $20,848 $29,505
Required annual income before taxes $34,797 $83,415 $119,045 $163,019 $55,559 $67,113 $77,202 $86,239 $53,783 $91,711 $126,397 $162,374

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $106,207
Business & Financial Operations $67,332
Computer & Mathematical $82,304
Architecture & Engineering $83,065
Life, Physical, & Social Science $71,114
Community & Social Service $51,213
Legal $82,503
Education, Training, & Library $54,157
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $50,992
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,773
Healthcare Support $31,819
Protective Service $55,270
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,759
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,448
Personal Care & Service $31,191
Sales & Related $32,404
Office & Administrative Support $41,069
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,216
Construction & Extraction $52,889
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,632
Production $41,114
Transportation & Material Moving $39,515