Living Wage Calculation for Pittsburgh, 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 $16.05 $33.49 $43.35 $56.82 $25.73 $31.90 $36.69 $40.54 $12.71 $18.74 $23.94 $28.66
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 $9,480 $18,960 $28,440 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,480 $18,960 $28,440
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 $9,080 $11,714 $11,714 $14,939 $9,623 $11,714 $11,714 $14,939 $9,080 $11,714 $11,714 $14,939
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 $28,640 $58,891 $75,585 $96,693 $46,471 $56,927 $65,054 $71,575 $45,928 $66,407 $84,015 $100,015
Annual taxes $4,747 $10,759 $14,581 $21,487 $7,039 $9,415 $11,261 $12,743 $6,926 $11,569 $15,569 $19,204
Required annual income before taxes $33,387 $69,650 $90,166 $118,180 $53,511 $66,342 $76,316 $84,317 $52,854 $77,976 $99,584 $119,219

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $113,429
Business & Financial Operations $77,100
Computer & Mathematical $87,618
Architecture & Engineering $87,244
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,622
Community & Social Service $51,499
Legal $81,202
Education, Training, & Library $68,060
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $54,035
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $68,765
Healthcare Support $32,856
Protective Service $43,374
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,240
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,164
Personal Care & Service $29,283
Sales & Related $32,800
Office & Administrative Support $41,808
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,653
Construction & Extraction $55,733
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,043
Production $44,410
Transportation & Material Moving $40,386