Living Wage Calculation for Medford, OR

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 $17.24 $35.63 $44.96 $59.78 $27.82 $35.40 $40.63 $46.43 $13.61 $20.01 $24.94 $30.15
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 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50

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 $7,554 $15,107 $22,661 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,554 $15,107 $22,661
Medical $2,401 $8,727 $8,737 $8,662 $6,042 $8,737 $8,662 $8,815 $6,042 $8,737 $8,662 $8,815
Housing $9,900 $14,340 $14,340 $20,364 $10,896 $14,340 $14,340 $20,364 $9,900 $14,340 $14,340 $20,364
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 $29,951 $61,051 $76,341 $98,872 $49,043 $61,544 $70,214 $79,821 $48,047 $69,098 $85,321 $102,482
Annual taxes $5,900 $13,059 $17,169 $25,469 $8,829 $12,082 $14,287 $16,748 $8,557 $14,148 $18,419 $22,947
Required annual income before taxes $35,851 $74,110 $93,510 $124,341 $57,872 $73,626 $84,501 $96,569 $56,603 $83,246 $103,740 $125,429

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $87,475
Business & Financial Operations $66,968
Computer & Mathematical $82,668
Architecture & Engineering $81,896
Life, Physical, & Social Science $65,469
Community & Social Service $54,311
Legal $78,589
Education, Training, & Library $52,095
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,734
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $103,286
Healthcare Support $38,809
Protective Service $68,600
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,279
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,539
Personal Care & Service $32,117
Sales & Related $32,944
Office & Administrative Support $41,411
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,948
Construction & Extraction $52,966
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,951
Production $40,827
Transportation & Material Moving $40,518