Living Wage Calculation for San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, 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 $20.42 $41.83 $54.21 $74.15 $30.96 $39.25 $44.21 $51.91 $15.03 $23.04 $29.02 $36.85
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 $11,472 $22,944 $34,415 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,472 $22,944 $34,415
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 $15,696 $22,680 $22,680 $32,220 $17,232 $22,680 $22,680 $32,220 $15,696 $22,680 $22,680 $32,220
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 $36,482 $74,058 $93,267 $123,231 $56,355 $70,633 $79,304 $92,426 $54,819 $82,105 $102,248 $126,841
Annual taxes $5,986 $12,957 $19,481 $31,003 $8,043 $11,008 $12,646 $15,549 $7,693 $13,726 $18,480 $26,458
Required annual income before taxes $42,468 $87,015 $112,748 $154,234 $64,398 $81,641 $91,949 $107,975 $62,512 $95,832 $120,728 $153,299

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $109,195
Business & Financial Operations $73,230
Computer & Mathematical $95,601
Architecture & Engineering $107,508
Life, Physical, & Social Science $87,530
Community & Social Service $56,582
Legal $91,378
Education, Training, & Library $66,681
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $57,431
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $108,908
Healthcare Support $33,131
Protective Service $87,321
Food Preparation & Serving Related $33,374
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $36,009
Personal Care & Service $33,429
Sales & Related $33,771
Office & Administrative Support $50,066
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $33,517
Construction & Extraction $65,733
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $62,856
Production $42,668
Transportation & Material Moving $40,893