Living Wage Calculation for Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, 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 $19.06 $39.34 $51.39 $70.02 $29.53 $36.87 $41.82 $48.44 $14.36 $21.81 $27.74 $34.83
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 $11,351 $22,702 $34,054 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,351 $22,702 $34,054
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 $13,410 $18,670 $18,670 $26,480 $14,793 $18,670 $18,670 $26,480 $13,410 $18,670 $18,670 $26,480
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 $34,196 $69,927 $89,015 $117,130 $53,916 $66,623 $75,294 $86,686 $52,532 $77,974 $97,996 $120,740
Annual taxes $5,445 $11,897 $17,881 $28,505 $7,497 $10,059 $11,697 $14,077 $7,198 $12,744 $17,390 $24,161
Required annual income before taxes $39,641 $81,824 $106,896 $145,634 $61,413 $76,682 $86,991 $100,763 $59,730 $90,718 $115,386 $144,901

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $122,403
Business & Financial Operations $88,093
Computer & Mathematical $111,268
Architecture & Engineering $111,025
Life, Physical, & Social Science $90,507
Community & Social Service $66,968
Legal $140,507
Education, Training, & Library $67,387
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $67,828
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $115,755
Healthcare Support $32,712
Protective Service $63,980
Food Preparation & Serving Related $33,969
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $40,342
Personal Care & Service $33,782
Sales & Related $37,596
Office & Administrative Support $51,775
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,190
Construction & Extraction $67,034
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $60,441
Production $42,348
Transportation & Material Moving $41,731