Living Wage Calculation for Niles-Benton Harbor, MI

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 $15.81 $34.35 $46.83 $62.75 $25.01 $30.38 $35.23 $38.81 $12.47 $19.17 $25.57 $31.33
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 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10 $10.10

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 $13,350 $26,701 $40,051 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $13,350 $26,701 $40,051
Medical $3,108 $6,678 $6,688 $6,613 $5,903 $6,688 $6,613 $6,766 $5,903 $6,688 $6,613 $6,766
Housing $7,752 $10,140 $10,140 $13,128 $7,860 $10,140 $10,140 $13,128 $7,752 $10,140 $10,140 $13,128
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 $28,128 $60,124 $80,804 $105,699 $45,153 $54,368 $62,684 $68,864 $45,045 $67,718 $89,385 $108,915
Annual taxes $4,748 $11,319 $16,597 $24,822 $6,869 $8,831 $10,603 $11,866 $6,845 $12,021 $16,985 $21,438
Required annual income before taxes $32,876 $71,443 $97,401 $130,521 $52,022 $63,199 $73,287 $80,730 $51,890 $79,739 $106,370 $130,353

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $103,980
Business & Financial Operations $67,938
Computer & Mathematical $68,523
Architecture & Engineering $83,153
Life, Physical, & Social Science $83,771
Community & Social Service $52,040
Legal $81,775
Education, Training, & Library $53,087
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,580
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $80,706
Healthcare Support $32,326
Protective Service $39,768
Food Preparation & Serving Related $27,674
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,510
Personal Care & Service $31,257
Sales & Related $31,929
Office & Administrative Support $40,154
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,326
Construction & Extraction $51,510
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,488
Production $41,466
Transportation & Material Moving $33,738