Living Wage Calculation for St. Joseph, MO

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 $14.98 $31.43 $39.34 $50.41 $24.85 $31.88 $36.88 $40.70 $12.10 $17.65 $21.90 $25.57
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 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00

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 $4,010 $5,919 $8,894 $11,789 $7,352 $9,159 $11,812 $14,374 $7,352 $9,159 $11,812 $14,374
Child Care $0 $5,843 $11,685 $17,527 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,843 $11,685 $17,527
Medical $3,225 $9,700 $9,710 $9,635 $6,531 $9,710 $9,635 $9,788 $6,531 $9,710 $9,635 $9,788
Housing $6,564 $9,888 $9,888 $13,056 $7,512 $9,888 $9,888 $13,056 $6,564 $9,888 $9,888 $13,056
Transportation $5,356 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $15,187 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $15,187
Civic $2,959 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $7,118 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $7,118
Other $4,811 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $12,160 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $12,160
Required annual income after taxes $27,057 $55,387 $68,557 $86,125 $45,433 $57,138 $65,454 $71,814 $44,485 $62,981 $77,138 $89,342
Annual taxes $4,106 $9,984 $13,275 $18,736 $6,264 $9,180 $11,259 $12,850 $5,854 $10,444 $13,981 $17,030
Required annual income before taxes $31,163 $65,371 $81,832 $104,861 $51,697 $66,317 $76,712 $84,664 $50,339 $73,425 $91,120 $106,372

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $89,603
Business & Financial Operations $66,968
Computer & Mathematical $80,000
Architecture & Engineering $85,722
Life, Physical, & Social Science $64,564
Community & Social Service $42,635
Legal $69,482
Education, Training, & Library $50,805
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,029
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $68,291
Healthcare Support $31,544
Protective Service $41,323
Food Preparation & Serving Related $26,439
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,043
Personal Care & Service $28,589
Sales & Related $31,731
Office & Administrative Support $40,408
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $43,870
Construction & Extraction $62,183
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,966
Production $41,808
Transportation & Material Moving $40,000