Living Wage Calculation for Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

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 $15.76 $33.85 $43.68 $58.17 $26.07 $32.80 $37.79 $42.82 $12.71 $19.02 $24.14 $29.29
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 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74 $15.74

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 $9,127 $18,254 $27,381 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,127 $18,254 $27,381
Medical $2,779 $9,036 $9,046 $8,971 $6,580 $9,046 $8,971 $9,124 $6,580 $9,046 $8,971 $9,124
Housing $8,445 $12,444 $12,444 $17,621 $9,568 $12,444 $12,444 $17,621 $8,445 $12,444 $12,444 $17,621
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 $28,874 $61,036 $77,900 $101,157 $48,253 $59,956 $68,627 $77,387 $47,129 $69,083 $86,880 $104,767
Annual taxes $3,914 $9,373 $12,946 $19,842 $5,963 $8,262 $9,966 $11,687 $5,742 $10,056 $13,553 $17,068
Required annual income before taxes $32,788 $70,409 $90,846 $120,999 $54,216 $68,219 $78,593 $89,074 $52,871 $79,139 $100,433 $121,835

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 $70,165
Computer & Mathematical $85,766
Architecture & Engineering $84,763
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,655
Community & Social Service $53,693
Legal $82,503
Education, Training, & Library $65,976
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $52,227
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $87,497
Healthcare Support $39,096
Protective Service $55,954
Food Preparation & Serving Related $33,440
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $37,233
Personal Care & Service $32,437
Sales & Related $39,603
Office & Administrative Support $43,705
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $50,518
Construction & Extraction $64,410
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,845
Production $44,388
Transportation & Material Moving $41,433