Living Wage Calculation for Lewiston, ID

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 $15.36 $32.78 $41.67 $55.11 $25.76 $32.72 $37.93 $42.89 $12.51 $18.49 $23.22 $27.87
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 $4,686 $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 $7,168 $14,337 $21,505 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,168 $14,337 $21,505
Medical $2,631 $9,134 $9,144 $9,070 $6,436 $9,144 $9,070 $9,223 $6,436 $9,144 $9,070 $9,223
Housing $7,380 $11,100 $11,100 $15,768 $8,604 $11,100 $11,100 $15,768 $7,380 $11,100 $11,100 $15,768
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 $27,661 $57,832 $72,738 $93,527 $47,144 $58,711 $67,382 $75,633 $45,920 $65,880 $81,719 $97,138
Annual taxes $4,293 $10,344 $13,938 $21,094 $6,430 $9,352 $11,516 $13,570 $6,120 $11,025 $14,863 $18,792
Required annual income before taxes $31,954 $68,177 $86,676 $114,621 $53,574 $68,063 $78,898 $89,203 $52,040 $76,905 $96,582 $115,930

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $86,946
Business & Financial Operations $68,324
Computer & Mathematical $75,590
Architecture & Engineering $67,751
Life, Physical, & Social Science $65,524
Community & Social Service $54,542
Legal $69,294
Education, Training, & Library $52,889
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $40,981
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $81,235
Healthcare Support $33,528
Protective Service $55,458
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,400
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,153
Personal Care & Service $32,282
Sales & Related $33,208
Office & Administrative Support $41,764
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $50,551
Construction & Extraction $53,506
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,352
Production $50,551
Transportation & Material Moving $41,411