Living Wage Calculation for Madera, CA

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 $17.60 $35.77 $46.32 $62.49 $27.32 $34.31 $39.27 $44.80 $13.64 $20.03 $25.42 $31.14
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 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50

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 $9,655 $19,309 $28,964 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,655 $19,309 $28,964
Medical $3,136 $9,476 $9,486 $9,411 $7,018 $9,486 $9,411 $9,564 $7,018 $9,486 $9,411 $9,564
Housing $10,956 $14,376 $14,376 $20,424 $11,028 $14,376 $14,376 $20,424 $10,956 $14,376 $14,376 $20,424
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 $31,742 $63,937 $81,328 $105,984 $50,151 $62,329 $71,000 $80,630 $50,079 $71,984 $90,309 $109,594
Annual taxes $4,865 $10,455 $15,012 $23,990 $6,682 $9,044 $10,682 $12,547 $6,667 $11,327 $15,418 $19,967
Required annual income before taxes $36,607 $74,392 $96,340 $129,973 $56,833 $71,373 $81,681 $93,177 $56,745 $83,311 $105,727 $129,561

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $109,305
Business & Financial Operations $72,690
Computer & Mathematical $87,817
Architecture & Engineering $87,144
Life, Physical, & Social Science $76,571
Community & Social Service $65,226
Legal $100,915
Education, Training, & Library $66,196
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $53,738
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $85,248
Healthcare Support $32,690
Protective Service $90,287
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,602
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $39,261
Personal Care & Service $32,404
Sales & Related $32,723
Office & Administrative Support $47,310
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,106
Construction & Extraction $62,922
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,782
Production $41,841
Transportation & Material Moving $40,309