Living Wage Calculation for Salt Lake City, UT

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 $17.81 $36.85 $46.82 $62.10 $28.56 $35.95 $41.15 $46.96 $13.62 $20.52 $25.67 $31.12
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 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25 $7.25

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 $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 $8,419 $16,837 $25,256 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,419 $16,837 $25,256
Medical $2,980 $9,636 $9,646 $9,571 $6,296 $9,646 $9,571 $9,724 $6,296 $9,646 $9,571 $9,724
Housing $10,964 $15,722 $15,722 $21,827 $13,127 $15,722 $15,722 $21,827 $10,964 $15,722 $15,722 $21,827
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 $31,594 $64,207 $80,362 $103,839 $51,528 $63,836 $72,506 $82,193 $49,365 $72,254 $89,343 $107,449
Annual taxes $5,444 $12,433 $17,015 $25,335 $7,868 $10,947 $13,085 $15,486 $7,308 $13,128 $17,446 $22,027
Required annual income before taxes $37,038 $76,640 $97,377 $129,173 $59,396 $74,783 $85,591 $97,679 $56,673 $85,382 $106,788 $129,476

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $104,355
Business & Financial Operations $69,504
Computer & Mathematical $88,445
Architecture & Engineering $85,502
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,644
Community & Social Service $54,399
Legal $86,703
Education, Training, & Library $54,333
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $52,536
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $70,882
Healthcare Support $33,903
Protective Service $49,757
Food Preparation & Serving Related $30,132
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,043
Personal Care & Service $31,488
Sales & Related $37,574
Office & Administrative Support $41,566
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,168
Construction & Extraction $53,418
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,319
Production $41,301
Transportation & Material Moving $41,687