Living Wage Calculation for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

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 $18.66 $38.39 $49.69 $66.82 $29.31 $36.53 $41.49 $47.42 $14.16 $21.34 $26.96 $33.27
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 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50 $15.50

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 $10,344 $20,688 $31,032 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,344 $20,688 $31,032
Medical $3,136 $9,476 $9,486 $9,411 $7,018 $9,486 $9,411 $9,564 $7,018 $9,486 $9,411 $9,564
Housing $12,744 $18,108 $18,108 $24,780 $14,424 $18,108 $18,108 $24,780 $12,744 $18,108 $18,108 $24,780
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 $33,530 $68,358 $86,439 $112,408 $53,547 $66,061 $74,732 $84,986 $51,867 $76,405 $95,420 $116,018
Annual taxes $5,288 $11,500 $16,911 $26,571 $7,418 $9,926 $11,564 $13,641 $7,054 $12,373 $16,729 $22,383
Required annual income before taxes $38,818 $79,858 $103,350 $138,979 $60,964 $75,987 $86,296 $98,627 $58,921 $88,778 $112,149 $138,401

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $108,809
Business & Financial Operations $72,492
Computer & Mathematical $88,059
Architecture & Engineering $86,770
Life, Physical, & Social Science $83,627
Community & Social Service $63,660
Legal $111,058
Education, Training, & Library $70,959
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $51,863
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $104,928
Healthcare Support $32,657
Protective Service $50,893
Food Preparation & Serving Related $33,186
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $39,383
Personal Care & Service $32,900
Sales & Related $32,988
Office & Administrative Support $46,957
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,856
Construction & Extraction $63,793
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,980
Production $40,441
Transportation & Material Moving $41,775