Living Wage Calculation for Missoula, MT

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 $16.20 $34.90 $45.43 $60.77 $26.85 $33.49 $38.67 $43.83 $12.94 $19.49 $24.97 $30.44
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 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95 $9.95

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 $9,507 $19,013 $28,520 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,507 $19,013 $28,520
Medical $2,675 $8,571 $8,581 $8,507 $6,352 $8,581 $8,507 $8,660 $6,352 $8,581 $8,507 $8,660
Housing $8,604 $12,240 $12,240 $17,280 $9,756 $12,240 $12,240 $17,280 $8,604 $12,240 $12,240 $17,280
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 $28,929 $60,748 $77,991 $101,491 $48,213 $59,288 $67,959 $76,582 $47,061 $68,795 $86,972 $105,102
Annual taxes $4,776 $11,835 $16,499 $24,905 $7,631 $10,366 $12,485 $14,590 $6,781 $12,273 $16,915 $21,545
Required annual income before taxes $33,705 $72,584 $94,490 $126,396 $55,844 $69,655 $80,443 $91,172 $53,842 $81,068 $103,887 $126,646

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $87,166
Business & Financial Operations $66,273
Computer & Mathematical $68,721
Architecture & Engineering $68,302
Life, Physical, & Social Science $55,634
Community & Social Service $42,723
Legal $67,508
Education, Training, & Library $41,996
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,293
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $82,249
Healthcare Support $32,227
Protective Service $66,031
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,413
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,646
Personal Care & Service $30,463
Sales & Related $32,635
Office & Administrative Support $40,673
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $41,940
Construction & Extraction $51,863
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,422
Production $40,088
Transportation & Material Moving $39,559