Living Wage Calculation for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN

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 $17.69 $37.20 $48.17 $64.48 $28.18 $34.66 $39.55 $45.03 $13.57 $20.46 $26.04 $31.97
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 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59 $10.59

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 $4,010 $5,919 $8,894 $11,789 $7,352 $9,159 $11,812 $14,374 $7,352 $9,159 $11,812 $14,374
Child Care $0 $10,401 $20,803 $31,204 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,401 $20,803 $31,204
Medical $2,972 $8,322 $8,332 $8,257 $6,522 $8,332 $8,257 $8,410 $6,522 $8,332 $8,257 $8,410
Housing $11,159 $15,920 $15,920 $22,049 $12,905 $15,920 $15,920 $22,049 $11,159 $15,920 $15,920 $22,049
Transportation $5,356 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $15,187 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $15,187
Civic $2,959 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $7,118 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $7,118
Other $4,811 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $12,160 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $12,160
Required annual income after taxes $31,399 $64,600 $82,330 $107,417 $50,817 $61,793 $70,108 $79,429 $49,070 $72,193 $90,911 $110,633
Annual taxes $5,399 $12,781 $17,869 $26,708 $7,803 $10,307 $12,146 $14,237 $7,367 $12,908 $17,416 $22,376
Required annual income before taxes $36,798 $77,381 $100,199 $134,125 $58,620 $72,100 $82,254 $93,666 $56,437 $85,101 $108,327 $133,009

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $131,731
Business & Financial Operations $86,284
Computer & Mathematical $110,055
Architecture & Engineering $88,148
Life, Physical, & Social Science $86,604
Community & Social Service $54,730
Legal $90,298
Education, Training, & Library $56,858
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $67,795
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $86,781
Healthcare Support $33,363
Protective Service $53,914
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,249
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $40,055
Personal Care & Service $33,131
Sales & Related $40,529
Office & Administrative Support $51,786
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $43,330
Construction & Extraction $69,460
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $64,399
Production $46,979
Transportation & Material Moving $42,635