Living Wage Calculation for Lancaster, 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 $16.24 $34.12 $43.41 $56.51 $26.51 $33.11 $37.91 $41.99 $12.80 $19.06 $23.97 $28.52
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 $8,500 $16,999 $25,499 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,500 $16,999 $25,499
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 $9,396 $13,776 $13,776 $17,400 $10,956 $13,776 $13,776 $17,400 $9,396 $13,776 $13,776 $17,400
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 $28,955 $59,973 $75,686 $96,213 $47,804 $58,989 $67,117 $74,036 $46,244 $67,489 $84,116 $99,535
Annual taxes $4,819 $11,005 $14,614 $21,330 $7,342 $9,883 $11,730 $13,302 $6,992 $11,815 $15,592 $19,095
Required annual income before taxes $33,775 $70,978 $90,300 $117,542 $55,146 $68,873 $78,846 $87,338 $53,235 $79,304 $99,708 $118,630

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $108,192
Business & Financial Operations $69,085
Computer & Mathematical $83,142
Architecture & Engineering $83,308
Life, Physical, & Social Science $55,700
Community & Social Service $51,202
Legal $68,853
Education, Training, & Library $67,674
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $50,673
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $68,434
Healthcare Support $32,834
Protective Service $46,351
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,075
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,536
Personal Care & Service $30,540
Sales & Related $32,602
Office & Administrative Support $41,345
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,917
Construction & Extraction $52,690
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,591
Production $42,128
Transportation & Material Moving $40,882