Living Wage Calculation for Oklahoma City, OK

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 $15.86 $33.41 $42.60 $55.76 $25.88 $32.39 $37.33 $41.28 $12.83 $18.66 $23.59 $28.04
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 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25

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 $3,926 $5,795 $8,707 $11,540 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071
Child Care $0 $8,229 $16,457 $24,686 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,229 $16,457 $24,686
Medical $2,991 $10,128 $10,138 $10,063 $7,371 $10,138 $10,063 $10,216 $7,371 $10,138 $10,063 $10,216
Housing $8,479 $10,984 $10,984 $14,701 $8,838 $10,984 $10,984 $14,701 $8,479 $10,984 $10,984 $14,701
Transportation $5,477 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530
Civic $3,074 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395
Other $4,253 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749
Required annual income after taxes $28,331 $58,644 $74,038 $94,515 $46,916 $57,841 $66,135 $72,793 $46,556 $66,070 $82,592 $97,479
Annual taxes $4,651 $10,859 $14,577 $21,469 $6,922 $9,538 $11,506 $13,071 $6,833 $11,567 $15,563 $19,156
Required annual income before taxes $32,981 $69,503 $88,614 $115,984 $53,837 $67,379 $77,641 $85,864 $53,390 $77,636 $98,155 $116,635

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $102,778
Business & Financial Operations $68,721
Computer & Mathematical $83,385
Architecture & Engineering $87,497
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,864
Community & Social Service $48,478
Legal $70,254
Education, Training, & Library $53,638
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,370
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,486
Healthcare Support $32,304
Protective Service $49,537
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,182
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,257
Personal Care & Service $26,152
Sales & Related $32,194
Office & Administrative Support $40,673
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,668
Construction & Extraction $51,422
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,404
Production $41,158
Transportation & Material Moving $35,402