Living Wage Calculation for Portland-South Portland, ME

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 $17.81 $37.67 $48.87 $64.64 $27.48 $35.06 $39.96 $45.00 $13.34 $20.72 $26.38 $32.17
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 $13.80 $13.80 $13.80 $13.80 $13.80 $13.80 $13.80 $13.80 $13.80 $13.80 $13.80 $13.80

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 $10,578 $21,156 $31,734 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,578 $21,156 $31,734
Medical $3,107 $9,381 $9,391 $9,316 $6,611 $9,391 $9,316 $9,469 $6,611 $9,391 $9,316 $9,469
Housing $12,243 $17,446 $17,446 $22,507 $13,557 $17,446 $17,446 $22,507 $12,243 $17,446 $17,446 $22,507
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 $31,731 $65,601 $83,393 $107,434 $49,993 $62,538 $70,666 $79,022 $48,679 $73,117 $91,822 $110,756
Annual taxes $5,308 $12,759 $18,266 $27,022 $7,173 $10,381 $12,449 $14,576 $6,812 $13,073 $17,936 $23,065
Required annual income before taxes $37,039 $78,360 $101,659 $134,456 $57,165 $72,919 $83,115 $93,598 $55,491 $86,190 $109,758 $133,821

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $110,121
Business & Financial Operations $73,374
Computer & Mathematical $88,368
Architecture & Engineering $87,255
Life, Physical, & Social Science $72,172
Community & Social Service $54,675
Legal $81,080
Education, Training, & Library $55,116
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $52,745
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $83,473
Healthcare Support $39,757
Protective Service $51,367
Food Preparation & Serving Related $33,870
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $39,504
Personal Care & Service $33,605
Sales & Related $40,893
Office & Administrative Support $42,911
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $43,286
Construction & Extraction $52,955
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,793
Production $41,808
Transportation & Material Moving $41,676