Living Wage Calculation for Stockton, CA

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support themselves and/or their family, working full-time, or 2080 hours per year. The tables below provide living wage estimates for individuals and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In households with two working adults, all hourly values reflect what one working adult requires to earn to meet their families’ basic needs, assuming the other adult also earns the same.

The poverty wage and state minimum wage are for reference purposes. Poverty wage estimates come from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Poverty Guidelines for 2024 and have been converted from an annual value to an hourly wage for ease of comparison. The state minimum wage data is sourced from the Labor Law Center and includes the minimum wage in a given state as of January of that year.

For further detail, please reference the Methodology page. The data on this page was last updated on February 14, 2024.

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 $23.47 $40.98 $52.62 $71.32 $32.22 $39.47 $44.46 $48.90 $16.11 $23.02 $28.93 $34.89
Poverty Wage $7.24 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $9.83 $12.41 $15.00 $17.59 $4.91 $6.21 $7.50 $8.79
Minimum Wage $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00

Typical Expenses

The table below shows the costs of each basic need that go into estimating the living wage. Like with the living wage, their values vary by location and family size.

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 $4,416 $6,510 $9,764 $12,978 $8,096 $10,078 $12,980 $15,825 $8,096 $10,078 $12,980 $15,825
Child Care $0 $11,729 $23,457 $34,025 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $11,729 $23,457 $34,025
Medical $2,702 $8,773 $8,661 $9,124 $6,164 $8,661 $9,124 $8,719 $6,164 $8,661 $9,124 $8,719
Housing $13,534 $19,384 $19,384 $27,321 $15,017 $19,384 $19,384 $27,321 $15,017 $19,384 $19,384 $27,321
Transportation $11,388 $13,180 $16,602 $19,103 $13,180 $16,602 $19,103 $19,081 $13,180 $16,602 $19,103 $19,081
Civic $3,032 $5,335 $6,715 $7,776 $5,335 $6,715 $7,776 $7,269 $5,335 $6,715 $7,776 $7,269
Internet & Mobile $2,003 $2,003 $2,003 $2,003 $2,598 $2,598 $2,598 $2,598 $2,598 $2,598 $2,598 $2,598
Other $4,739 $8,459 $8,994 $12,431 $8,459 $8,994 $12,431 $11,950 $8,459 $8,994 $12,431 $11,950
Required annual income after taxes $41,814 $75,371 $95,580 $124,760 $58,848 $73,031 $83,395 $92,762 $58,848 $84,759 $106,852 $126,787
Annual taxes $7,010 $9,866 $13,873 $23,588 $8,170 $9,072 $9,081 $8,958 $8,170 $11,021 $13,496 $18,357
Required annual income before taxes $48,824 $85,238 $109,453 $148,348 $67,019 $82,103 $92,476 $101,720 $67,019 $95,780 $120,348 $145,144

Typical Annual Salaries

The average annual salaries for various occupations in the table below comes from the latest state-level data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. When available, this data is specific to a given metro area.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $120,940
Business & Financial Operations $81,010
Computer & Mathematical $97,530
Architecture & Engineering $95,980
Life, Physical, & Social Science $85,630
Community & Social Service $67,490
Legal $113,790
Education, Training, & Library $71,070
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $61,860
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $113,060
Healthcare Support $37,070
Protective Service $61,790
Food Preparation & Serving Related $34,820
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $41,690
Personal Care & Service $38,690
Sales & Related $47,820
Office & Administrative Support $48,960
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $37,110
Construction & Extraction $64,530
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $61,000
Production $45,120
Transportation & Material Moving $45,610