Living Wage Calculation for Rochester, NY

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 $15.86 $34.42 $45.44 $59.90 $25.62 $31.76 $36.64 $40.39 $12.45 $19.16 $24.88 $30.04
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 $14.20 $14.20 $14.20 $14.20 $14.20 $14.20 $14.20 $14.20 $14.20 $14.20 $14.20 $14.20

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 $10,865 $21,730 $32,595 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,865 $21,730 $32,595
Medical $3,207 $8,487 $8,497 $8,422 $6,666 $8,497 $8,422 $8,575 $6,666 $8,497 $8,422 $8,575
Housing $8,681 $12,419 $12,419 $15,375 $9,897 $12,419 $12,419 $15,375 $8,681 $12,419 $12,419 $15,375
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 $28,270 $59,966 $78,046 $100,269 $46,388 $56,618 $64,745 $70,996 $45,172 $67,483 $86,475 $103,591
Annual taxes $4,725 $11,626 $16,471 $24,325 $6,900 $9,452 $11,469 $13,009 $6,615 $12,232 $17,036 $21,359
Required annual income before taxes $32,995 $71,592 $94,517 $124,594 $53,288 $66,070 $76,214 $84,005 $51,787 $79,714 $103,511 $124,950

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $116,461
Business & Financial Operations $83,462
Computer & Mathematical $87,365
Architecture & Engineering $86,130
Life, Physical, & Social Science $71,378
Community & Social Service $53,451
Legal $87,574
Education, Training, & Library $66,295
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $54,796
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $80,011
Healthcare Support $32,834
Protective Service $65,899
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,698
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,363
Personal Care & Service $31,808
Sales & Related $32,933
Office & Administrative Support $42,304
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $32,657
Construction & Extraction $54,355
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,723
Production $41,533
Transportation & Material Moving $39,757