Living Wage Calculation for State College, 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 $18.05 $34.13 $42.95 $55.81 $27.52 $33.56 $38.36 $42.68 $13.70 $19.07 $23.75 $28.19
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 $7,741 $15,481 $23,222 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,741 $15,481 $23,222
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 $12,468 $14,544 $14,544 $18,576 $12,660 $14,544 $14,544 $18,576 $12,468 $14,544 $14,544 $18,576
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 $32,027 $59,982 $74,936 $95,112 $49,508 $59,757 $67,885 $75,212 $49,316 $67,498 $83,366 $98,434
Annual taxes $5,517 $11,007 $14,405 $20,970 $7,729 $10,058 $11,904 $13,569 $7,686 $11,817 $15,422 $18,845
Required annual income before taxes $37,545 $70,989 $89,341 $116,081 $57,237 $69,815 $79,789 $88,781 $57,001 $79,315 $98,787 $117,279

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $104,399
Business & Financial Operations $68,456
Computer & Mathematical $85,270
Architecture & Engineering $84,631
Life, Physical, & Social Science $77,100
Community & Social Service $53,826
Legal $0
Education, Training, & Library $0
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,040
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $68,126
Healthcare Support $32,492
Protective Service $59,713
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,832
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $33,010
Personal Care & Service $30,364
Sales & Related $31,257
Office & Administrative Support $41,488
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $44,377
Construction & Extraction $53,583
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,602
Production $41,466
Transportation & Material Moving $33,363