Living Wage Calculation for Manchester-Nashua, NH

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 $17.57 $36.69 $47.74 $62.96 $27.37 $34.11 $38.79 $43.42 $13.37 $20.29 $25.86 $31.48
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 $11,244 $22,488 $33,731 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,244 $22,488 $33,731
Medical $3,380 $9,012 $9,022 $8,947 $7,341 $9,022 $8,947 $9,100 $7,341 $9,022 $8,947 $9,100
Housing $12,255 $17,517 $17,517 $22,278 $13,361 $17,517 $17,517 $22,278 $12,255 $17,517 $17,517 $22,278
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 $32,017 $65,969 $84,427 $108,833 $50,528 $62,241 $70,368 $78,424 $49,422 $73,485 $92,856 $112,155
Annual taxes $4,532 $10,342 $14,882 $22,126 $6,410 $8,711 $10,308 $11,891 $6,192 $10,921 $14,727 $18,790
Required annual income before taxes $36,549 $76,311 $99,309 $130,959 $56,938 $70,952 $80,677 $90,316 $55,614 $84,406 $107,584 $130,945

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $123,418
Business & Financial Operations $83,572
Computer & Mathematical $88,964
Architecture & Engineering $87,188
Life, Physical, & Social Science $75,050
Community & Social Service $51,720
Legal $88,467
Education, Training, & Library $54,333
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $54,112
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $85,391
Healthcare Support $40,540
Protective Service $55,888
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,025
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $38,247
Personal Care & Service $31,709
Sales & Related $39,140
Office & Administrative Support $46,163
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $35,380
Construction & Extraction $53,826
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $56,229
Production $42,536
Transportation & Material Moving $39,107