Living Wage Calculation for Provo-Orem, UT

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 $17.56 $35.38 $45.77 $61.04 $27.25 $34.00 $39.19 $44.49 $13.50 $19.79 $25.19 $30.63
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 $4,686 $6,916 $10,392 $13,774 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795 $8,591 $10,702 $13,802 $16,795
Child Care $0 $9,235 $18,468 $27,703 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,235 $18,468 $27,703
Medical $2,980 $9,636 $9,646 $9,571 $6,296 $9,646 $9,571 $9,724 $6,296 $9,646 $9,571 $9,724
Housing $10,560 $12,492 $12,492 $17,748 $10,968 $12,492 $12,492 $17,748 $10,560 $12,492 $12,492 $17,748
Transportation $5,316 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073 $9,561 $11,691 $14,058 $15,073
Civic $2,920 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025 $5,801 $6,480 $8,835 $7,025
Other $4,596 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617 $8,020 $9,463 $10,386 $11,617
Required annual income after taxes $31,190 $61,793 $78,763 $102,207 $49,369 $60,605 $69,275 $78,114 $48,961 $69,840 $87,744 $105,817
Annual taxes $5,339 $11,807 $16,441 $24,749 $7,309 $10,111 $12,248 $14,429 $7,203 $12,502 $17,031 $21,604
Required annual income before taxes $36,529 $73,600 $95,204 $126,956 $56,678 $70,716 $81,523 $92,543 $56,164 $82,342 $104,775 $127,421

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $91,345
Business & Financial Operations $66,273
Computer & Mathematical $85,579
Architecture & Engineering $82,040
Life, Physical, & Social Science $66,759
Community & Social Service $49,526
Legal $83,385
Education, Training, & Library $52,525
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $51,301
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,288
Healthcare Support $32,734
Protective Service $41,488
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,075
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,514
Personal Care & Service $31,290
Sales & Related $32,933
Office & Administrative Support $40,033
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,514
Construction & Extraction $51,091
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,312
Production $40,088
Transportation & Material Moving $33,197