Living Wage Calculation for Providence-Warwick, RI

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 $17.38 $36.83 $48.81 $64.55 $27.14 $33.36 $38.11 $42.25 $13.17 $20.35 $26.39 $32.21
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 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00 $13.00

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 $12,363 $24,726 $37,090 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $12,363 $24,726 $37,090
Medical $3,568 $9,026 $9,036 $8,961 $7,069 $9,036 $8,961 $9,114 $7,069 $9,036 $8,961 $9,114
Housing $11,191 $15,303 $15,303 $19,116 $12,531 $15,303 $15,303 $19,116 $11,191 $15,303 $15,303 $19,116
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 $31,140 $64,888 $84,466 $109,043 $49,424 $60,041 $68,168 $75,276 $48,084 $72,404 $92,895 $112,365
Annual taxes $5,018 $11,720 $17,058 $25,218 $7,028 $9,353 $11,095 $12,599 $6,714 $12,246 $16,881 $21,612
Required annual income before taxes $36,158 $76,608 $101,524 $134,262 $56,452 $69,394 $79,263 $87,875 $54,799 $84,650 $109,776 $133,977

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $132,029
Business & Financial Operations $86,957
Computer & Mathematical $105,039
Architecture & Engineering $103,065
Life, Physical, & Social Science $87,938
Community & Social Service $53,561
Legal $108,126
Education, Training, & Library $68,820
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $68,048
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $86,064
Healthcare Support $40,342
Protective Service $65,998
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,106
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $41,036
Personal Care & Service $33,120
Sales & Related $37,971
Office & Administrative Support $50,948
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,620
Construction & Extraction $65,469
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $54,190
Production $42,084
Transportation & Material Moving $41,069