Living Wage Calculation for Springfield, MO

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 $15.32 $31.41 $39.72 $51.65 $24.66 $31.46 $36.46 $40.65 $12.27 $17.64 $22.09 $26.14
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 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 $12.00

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 $4,010 $5,919 $8,894 $11,789 $7,352 $9,159 $11,812 $14,374 $7,352 $9,159 $11,812 $14,374
Child Care $0 $6,508 $13,015 $19,523 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,508 $13,015 $19,523
Medical $3,225 $9,700 $9,710 $9,635 $6,531 $9,710 $9,635 $9,788 $6,531 $9,710 $9,635 $9,788
Housing $7,134 $9,190 $9,190 $12,961 $7,184 $9,190 $9,190 $12,961 $7,134 $9,190 $9,190 $12,961
Transportation $5,356 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $15,187 $9,634 $11,780 $14,164 $15,187
Civic $2,959 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $7,118 $5,878 $6,565 $8,951 $7,118
Other $4,811 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $12,160 $8,394 $9,905 $10,871 $12,160
Required annual income after taxes $27,627 $55,354 $69,190 $88,026 $45,105 $56,440 $64,755 $71,720 $45,054 $62,948 $77,771 $91,243
Annual taxes $4,248 $9,976 $13,433 $19,399 $6,189 $9,005 $11,084 $12,826 $5,985 $10,436 $14,139 $17,505
Required annual income before taxes $31,875 $65,330 $82,622 $107,426 $51,294 $65,445 $75,840 $84,546 $51,039 $73,384 $91,910 $108,748

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $84,906
Business & Financial Operations $63,539
Computer & Mathematical $66,703
Architecture & Engineering $68,302
Life, Physical, & Social Science $66,527
Community & Social Service $42,370
Legal $67,707
Education, Training, & Library $50,000
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,040
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $64,146
Healthcare Support $29,691
Protective Service $44,465
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,028
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $30,695
Personal Care & Service $25,865
Sales & Related $30,860
Office & Administrative Support $37,431
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $31,422
Construction & Extraction $51,709
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $48,622
Production $41,577
Transportation & Material Moving $33,561