Living Wage Calculation for Salem, OR

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 $17.39 $35.17 $44.46 $59.07 $27.63 $34.93 $40.16 $45.77 $13.68 $19.78 $24.71 $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 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50 $13.50

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 $7,554 $15,107 $22,661 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,554 $15,107 $22,661
Medical $2,401 $8,727 $8,737 $8,662 $6,042 $8,737 $8,662 $8,815 $6,042 $8,737 $8,662 $8,815
Housing $10,152 $13,584 $13,584 $19,296 $10,584 $13,584 $13,584 $19,296 $10,152 $13,584 $13,584 $19,296
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 $30,203 $60,295 $75,585 $97,804 $48,731 $60,788 $69,458 $78,753 $48,299 $68,342 $84,565 $101,414
Annual taxes $5,969 $12,852 $16,894 $25,059 $8,744 $11,875 $14,080 $16,456 $8,625 $13,941 $18,212 $22,654
Required annual income before taxes $36,172 $73,147 $92,478 $122,862 $57,474 $72,663 $83,538 $95,209 $56,924 $82,283 $102,777 $124,068

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $107,696
Business & Financial Operations $85,446
Computer & Mathematical $88,523
Architecture & Engineering $85,215
Life, Physical, & Social Science $84,928
Community & Social Service $55,590
Legal $88,886
Education, Training, & Library $66,207
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $53,572
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $85,876
Healthcare Support $39,515
Protective Service $67,177
Food Preparation & Serving Related $32,018
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $34,620
Personal Care & Service $33,186
Sales & Related $33,153
Office & Administrative Support $42,525
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $31,874
Construction & Extraction $54,079
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,988
Production $40,441
Transportation & Material Moving $39,515