Living Wage Calculation for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA

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 $17.35 $37.07 $48.64 $63.81 $27.63 $34.17 $38.97 $43.09 $13.35 $20.54 $26.38 $31.93
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 $4,559 $6,729 $10,111 $13,402 $8,359 $10,413 $13,429 $16,341 $8,359 $10,413 $13,429 $16,341
Child Care $0 $11,695 $23,389 $35,083 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,695 $23,389 $35,083
Medical $3,178 $9,501 $9,511 $9,437 $7,023 $9,511 $9,437 $9,590 $7,023 $9,511 $9,437 $9,590
Housing $11,280 $15,576 $15,576 $19,260 $12,852 $15,576 $15,576 $19,260 $11,280 $15,576 $15,576 $19,260
Transportation $4,470 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $12,675 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $12,675
Civic $2,882 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $6,933 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $6,933
Other $4,339 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $10,966 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $10,966
Required annual income after taxes $30,839 $64,968 $83,876 $107,657 $49,700 $60,789 $68,917 $75,896 $48,128 $72,484 $92,305 $110,979
Annual taxes $5,247 $12,140 $17,293 $25,074 $7,773 $10,292 $12,139 $13,725 $7,416 $12,949 $17,453 $21,848
Required annual income before taxes $36,087 $77,107 $101,169 $132,731 $57,473 $71,082 $81,055 $89,620 $55,543 $85,433 $109,758 $132,827

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $139,338
Business & Financial Operations $85,755
Computer & Mathematical $108,335
Architecture & Engineering $96,527
Life, Physical, & Social Science $86,251
Community & Social Service $53,451
Legal $105,237
Education, Training, & Library $68,115
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $56,670
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $85,303
Healthcare Support $33,021
Protective Service $51,191
Food Preparation & Serving Related $30,364
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $37,233
Personal Care & Service $31,599
Sales & Related $36,329
Office & Administrative Support $48,148
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $37,486
Construction & Extraction $64,763
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $57,795
Production $47,365
Transportation & Material Moving $40,342