Living Wage Calculation for Salinas, 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 $22.02 $41.73 $53.38 $72.83 $32.24 $39.80 $44.76 $52.70 $15.83 $22.99 $28.64 $36.20
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 $10,384 $20,768 $31,153 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,384 $20,768 $31,153
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 $18,396 $23,604 $23,604 $33,528 $19,392 $23,604 $23,604 $33,528 $18,396 $23,604 $23,604 $33,528
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 $39,182 $73,894 $92,015 $121,277 $58,515 $71,557 $80,228 $93,734 $57,519 $81,941 $100,996 $124,887
Annual taxes $6,624 $12,915 $19,010 $30,203 $8,554 $11,226 $12,864 $15,884 $8,318 $13,684 $18,159 $25,722
Required annual income before taxes $45,807 $86,809 $111,025 $151,480 $67,069 $82,783 $93,092 $109,619 $65,837 $95,625 $119,155 $150,609

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $112,580
Business & Financial Operations $84,443
Computer & Mathematical $108,082
Architecture & Engineering $91,290
Life, Physical, & Social Science $93,969
Community & Social Service $65,303
Legal $106,362
Education, Training, & Library $86,097
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $66,417
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $116,538
Healthcare Support $34,024
Protective Service $85,513
Food Preparation & Serving Related $35,017
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $40,088
Personal Care & Service $35,458
Sales & Related $37,795
Office & Administrative Support $51,047
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,542
Construction & Extraction $67,034
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $55,369
Production $40,584
Transportation & Material Moving $41,025