Living Wage Calculation for Longview, WA

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 $15.79 $34.23 $44.36 $59.23 $26.14 $32.92 $37.91 $43.04 $12.72 $19.21 $24.46 $29.77
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 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74

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 $9,569 $19,139 $28,708 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,569 $19,139 $28,708
Medical $2,779 $9,036 $9,046 $8,971 $6,580 $9,046 $8,971 $9,124 $6,580 $9,046 $8,971 $9,124
Housing $8,484 $12,660 $12,660 $17,988 $9,696 $12,660 $12,660 $17,988 $8,484 $12,660 $12,660 $17,988
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 $28,913 $61,695 $79,002 $102,851 $48,381 $60,173 $68,843 $77,754 $47,169 $69,742 $87,982 $106,462
Annual taxes $3,922 $9,502 $13,273 $20,344 $5,988 $8,305 $10,009 $11,760 $5,750 $10,185 $13,769 $17,401
Required annual income before taxes $32,835 $71,197 $92,275 $123,196 $54,368 $68,478 $78,852 $89,514 $52,918 $79,927 $101,752 $123,863

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $131,929
Business & Financial Operations $77,519
Computer & Mathematical $88,964
Architecture & Engineering $88,512
Life, Physical, & Social Science $72,933
Community & Social Service $65,424
Legal $90,695
Education, Training, & Library $58,181
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $49,846
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $85,568
Healthcare Support $37,696
Protective Service $77,398
Food Preparation & Serving Related $34,024
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $38,071
Personal Care & Service $36,759
Sales & Related $38,886
Office & Administrative Support $50,320
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $61,698
Construction & Extraction $67,277
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $65,777
Production $52,227
Transportation & Material Moving $41,841