Living Wage Calculation for Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ

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 $15.91 $32.25 $39.96 $51.91 $26.46 $33.29 $38.37 $43.25 $12.88 $18.23 $22.36 $26.41
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 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85 $13.85

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 $4,686 $6,916 $10,392 $13,774 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795
Child Care $0 $5,405 $10,810 $16,214 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,405 $10,810 $16,214
Medical $3,125 $9,984 $9,994 $9,920 $7,160 $9,994 $9,920 $10,073 $7,160 $9,994 $9,920 $10,073
Housing $8,004 $11,628 $11,628 $16,368 $9,192 $11,628 $11,628 $16,368 $8,004 $11,628 $11,628 $16,368
Transportation $5,316 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073
Civic $2,920 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025
Other $4,596 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617
Required annual income after taxes $28,779 $57,447 $70,589 $89,686 $48,456 $60,089 $68,760 $77,082 $47,268 $65,494 $79,570 $93,296
Annual taxes $4,306 $9,627 $12,524 $18,281 $6,587 $9,149 $11,051 $12,876 $6,323 $10,351 $13,455 $16,558
Required annual income before taxes $33,085 $67,074 $83,113 $107,967 $55,043 $69,238 $79,811 $89,959 $53,591 $75,845 $93,025 $109,854

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $80,992
Business & Financial Operations $63,032
Computer & Mathematical $64,311
Architecture & Engineering $67,993
Life, Physical, & Social Science $62,172
Community & Social Service $47,045
Legal $69,372
Education, Training, & Library $41,687
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $38,919
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $81,091
Healthcare Support $32,834
Protective Service $49,206
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,224
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,963
Personal Care & Service $32,282
Sales & Related $31,588
Office & Administrative Support $38,886
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,662
Construction & Extraction $42,161
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $43,958
Production $40,099
Transportation & Material Moving $33,120