Living Wage Calculation for Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA

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 $16.90 $36.23 $46.81 $62.75 $27.71 $34.66 $39.65 $45.51 $13.28 $20.21 $25.59 $31.46
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 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74

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 $10,021 $20,043 $30,064 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,021 $20,043 $30,064
Medical $2,779 $9,036 $9,046 $8,971 $6,580 $9,046 $8,971 $9,124 $6,580 $9,046 $8,971 $9,124
Housing $10,416 $15,684 $15,684 $22,284 $12,420 $15,684 $15,684 $22,284 $10,416 $15,684 $15,684 $22,284
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 $30,845 $65,171 $82,930 $108,503 $51,105 $63,197 $71,867 $82,050 $49,101 $73,218 $91,910 $112,114
Annual taxes $4,302 $10,185 $14,438 $22,021 $6,523 $8,899 $10,603 $12,604 $6,129 $10,868 $14,541 $18,778
Required annual income before taxes $35,147 $75,356 $97,367 $130,525 $57,628 $72,096 $82,470 $94,654 $55,230 $84,086 $106,452 $130,892

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $113,649
Business & Financial Operations $72,679
Computer & Mathematical $88,247
Architecture & Engineering $86,560
Life, Physical, & Social Science $74,476
Community & Social Service $54,840
Legal $79,691
Education, Training, & Library $64,079
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $50,673
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $86,053
Healthcare Support $41,058
Protective Service $71,069
Food Preparation & Serving Related $35,193
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $39,427
Personal Care & Service $33,330
Sales & Related $39,868
Office & Administrative Support $50,706
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $52,106
Construction & Extraction $67,343
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $63,771
Production $52,624
Transportation & Material Moving $43,716