Living Wage Calculation for Pueblo, CO

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 $16.77 $35.00 $45.17 $59.29 $26.62 $33.81 $38.98 $43.45 $13.25 $19.61 $24.90 $29.82
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 $13.65 $13.65 $13.65 $13.65 $13.65 $13.65 $13.65 $13.65 $13.65 $13.65 $13.65 $13.65

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 $9,051 $18,102 $27,153 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,051 $18,102 $27,153
Medical $2,964 $9,385 $9,395 $9,321 $6,754 $9,395 $9,321 $9,473 $6,754 $9,395 $9,321 $9,473
Housing $9,396 $12,624 $12,624 $16,524 $9,600 $12,624 $12,624 $16,524 $9,396 $12,624 $12,624 $16,524
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 $30,010 $61,490 $78,278 $100,182 $48,459 $60,486 $69,157 $76,639 $48,255 $69,537 $87,259 $103,792
Annual taxes $4,867 $11,310 $15,666 $23,132 $6,919 $9,830 $11,929 $13,740 $6,870 $12,021 $16,310 $20,269
Required annual income before taxes $34,878 $72,800 $93,944 $123,314 $55,378 $70,316 $81,085 $90,379 $55,124 $81,558 $103,569 $124,062

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $108,445
Business & Financial Operations $69,504
Computer & Mathematical $82,326
Architecture & Engineering $84,631
Life, Physical, & Social Science $79,625
Community & Social Service $53,539
Legal $66,395
Education, Training, & Library $53,638
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $47,067
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $82,734
Healthcare Support $32,734
Protective Service $55,954
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,003
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,539
Personal Care & Service $32,216
Sales & Related $32,690
Office & Administrative Support $41,069
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,271
Construction & Extraction $51,731
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,616
Production $46,770
Transportation & Material Moving $40,088