Living Wage Calculation for Salisbury, MD

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 $15.97 $32.87 $41.54 $54.36 $26.04 $32.35 $37.24 $41.36 $12.83 $18.39 $23.06 $27.38
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 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25 $13.25

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 $3,926 $5,795 $8,707 $11,540 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071
Child Care $0 $7,569 $15,139 $22,707 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,569 $15,139 $22,707
Medical $3,157 $9,183 $9,193 $9,118 $7,200 $9,193 $9,118 $9,271 $7,200 $9,193 $9,118 $9,271
Housing $8,353 $11,614 $11,614 $15,689 $8,946 $11,614 $11,614 $15,689 $8,353 $11,614 $11,614 $15,689
Transportation $5,477 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530
Civic $3,074 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395
Other $4,253 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749
Required annual income after taxes $28,372 $57,669 $72,405 $92,580 $46,853 $57,526 $65,820 $72,836 $46,260 $65,095 $80,959 $95,544
Annual taxes $4,837 $10,706 $13,997 $20,491 $7,315 $9,763 $11,630 $13,185 $7,116 $11,404 $14,971 $18,373
Required annual income before taxes $33,209 $68,375 $86,402 $113,071 $54,169 $67,289 $77,450 $86,022 $53,376 $76,499 $95,930 $113,917

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $104,366
Business & Financial Operations $68,897
Computer & Mathematical $87,563
Architecture & Engineering $82,172
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,412
Community & Social Service $51,577
Legal $85,513
Education, Training, & Library $66,538
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,911
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $80,772
Healthcare Support $32,437
Protective Service $52,304
Food Preparation & Serving Related $27,784
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,139
Personal Care & Service $31,323
Sales & Related $31,499
Office & Administrative Support $40,518
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,950
Construction & Extraction $49,019
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $50,673
Production $32,745
Transportation & Material Moving $33,782