Living Wage Calculation for Pittsfield, MA

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 $17.47 $39.24 $53.39 $71.36 $27.49 $34.06 $38.82 $43.11 $13.37 $21.63 $28.61 $35.65
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 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00

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 $15,352 $30,703 $46,055 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $15,352 $30,703 $46,055
Medical $3,508 $8,763 $8,773 $8,698 $7,131 $8,773 $8,698 $8,851 $7,131 $8,773 $8,698 $8,851
Housing $10,935 $15,819 $15,819 $19,724 $12,181 $15,819 $15,819 $19,724 $10,935 $15,819 $15,819 $19,724
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 $30,824 $68,130 $90,695 $118,354 $49,137 $60,294 $68,421 $75,621 $47,891 $75,646 $99,124 $121,676
Annual taxes $5,509 $13,482 $20,347 $30,077 $8,036 $10,550 $12,316 $14,039 $7,729 $14,334 $19,884 $26,614
Required annual income before taxes $36,333 $81,612 $111,042 $148,431 $57,173 $70,844 $80,737 $89,660 $55,621 $89,980 $119,008 $148,290

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $105,215
Business & Financial Operations $80,717
Computer & Mathematical $108,401
Architecture & Engineering $85,039
Life, Physical, & Social Science $81,676
Community & Social Service $52,249
Legal $86,130
Education, Training, & Library $66,196
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $52,337
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $81,180
Healthcare Support $39,515
Protective Service $64,168
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,745
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $39,515
Personal Care & Service $38,302
Sales & Related $32,944
Office & Administrative Support $47,530
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $37,927
Construction & Extraction $62,128
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $60,893
Production $49,294
Transportation & Material Moving $39,405