Living Wage Calculation for Walla Walla, 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 $16.44 $35.46 $45.89 $61.35 $26.89 $33.97 $38.95 $44.44 $13.05 $19.83 $25.16 $30.76
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 $9,887 $19,773 $29,660 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,887 $19,773 $29,660
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 $9,618 $14,477 $14,477 $20,435 $10,997 $14,477 $14,477 $20,435 $9,618 $14,477 $14,477 $20,435
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 $30,047 $63,829 $81,453 $106,250 $49,682 $61,990 $70,660 $80,201 $48,303 $71,877 $90,434 $109,860
Annual taxes $4,145 $9,921 $14,000 $21,352 $6,243 $8,662 $10,366 $12,240 $5,972 $10,605 $14,251 $18,110
Required annual income before taxes $34,192 $73,751 $95,453 $127,602 $55,925 $70,652 $81,026 $92,441 $54,275 $82,481 $104,685 $127,970

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $110,673
Business & Financial Operations $80,209
Computer & Mathematical $86,329
Architecture & Engineering $102,514
Life, Physical, & Social Science $80,772
Community & Social Service $65,590
Legal $83,109
Education, Training, & Library $65,854
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $52,646
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $87,497
Healthcare Support $39,394
Protective Service $69,250
Food Preparation & Serving Related $33,660
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $41,720
Personal Care & Service $32,745
Sales & Related $37,762
Office & Administrative Support $43,859
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $33,263
Construction & Extraction $60,011
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,966
Production $41,488
Transportation & Material Moving $41,687