Living Wage Calculation for Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

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 $15.63 $32.95 $42.76 $56.26 $24.97 $31.42 $36.38 $39.99 $12.45 $18.47 $23.73 $28.32
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 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75

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 $9,147 $18,294 $27,442 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,147 $18,294 $27,442
Medical $3,375 $9,680 $9,690 $9,615 $6,535 $9,690 $9,615 $9,768 $6,535 $9,690 $9,615 $9,768
Housing $7,632 $9,372 $9,372 $12,516 $7,740 $9,372 $9,372 $12,516 $7,632 $9,372 $9,372 $12,516
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 $27,868 $57,503 $73,816 $94,638 $44,982 $55,781 $64,076 $70,160 $44,874 $64,928 $82,370 $97,602
Annual taxes $4,649 $11,038 $15,132 $22,381 $6,962 $9,578 $11,586 $13,026 $6,938 $11,924 $16,341 $20,194
Required annual income before taxes $32,517 $68,541 $88,948 $117,019 $51,944 $65,359 $75,661 $83,187 $51,812 $76,853 $98,711 $117,796

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $85,237
Business & Financial Operations $84,542
Computer & Mathematical $89,460
Architecture & Engineering $84,575
Life, Physical, & Social Science $66,406
Community & Social Service $40,507
Legal $63,583
Education, Training, & Library $50,055
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $32,966
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $65,568
Healthcare Support $24,620
Protective Service $40,970
Food Preparation & Serving Related $23,793
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $26,648
Personal Care & Service $25,447
Sales & Related $25,281
Office & Administrative Support $33,153
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $33,043
Construction & Extraction $41,301
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $41,896
Production $41,389
Transportation & Material Moving $32,029