Living Wage Calculation for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA

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 $15.04 $32.21 $41.49 $54.10 $25.11 $31.19 $35.99 $39.74 $12.21 $18.11 $23.02 $27.40
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 $4,559 $6,729 $10,111 $13,402 $8,359 $10,413 $13,429 $16,341 $8,359 $10,413 $13,429 $16,341
Child Care $0 $8,511 $17,022 $25,532 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,511 $17,022 $25,532
Medical $3,178 $9,501 $9,511 $9,437 $7,023 $9,511 $9,437 $9,590 $7,023 $9,511 $9,437 $9,590
Housing $7,368 $10,524 $10,524 $13,584 $8,568 $10,524 $10,524 $13,584 $7,368 $10,524 $10,524 $13,584
Transportation $4,470 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $12,675 $8,040 $9,831 $11,821 $12,675
Civic $2,882 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $6,933 $5,725 $6,394 $8,719 $6,933
Other $4,339 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $10,966 $7,570 $8,932 $9,804 $10,966
Required annual income after taxes $26,927 $56,732 $72,457 $92,430 $45,416 $55,737 $63,865 $70,220 $44,216 $64,248 $80,886 $95,752
Annual taxes $4,358 $10,268 $13,841 $20,092 $6,820 $9,145 $10,991 $12,435 $6,572 $11,078 $14,858 $18,236
Required annual income before taxes $31,286 $67,000 $86,298 $112,522 $52,236 $64,882 $74,856 $82,655 $50,787 $75,326 $95,745 $113,988

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $103,980
Business & Financial Operations $67,685
Computer & Mathematical $76,064
Architecture & Engineering $83,396
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,401
Community & Social Service $48,335
Legal $66,759
Education, Training, & Library $66,196
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $43,451
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,288
Healthcare Support $31,400
Protective Service $53,936
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,435
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,643
Personal Care & Service $25,821
Sales & Related $31,257
Office & Administrative Support $40,981
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,992
Construction & Extraction $52,591
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,488
Production $40,430
Transportation & Material Moving $40,022