Living Wage Calculation for Wheeling, WV

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 $14.94 $33.15 $43.29 $56.93 $24.57 $31.29 $36.24 $39.61 $12.11 $18.57 $23.99 $28.63
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 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75 $8.75

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 $3,926 $5,795 $8,707 $11,540 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071 $7,198 $8,966 $11,564 $14,071
Child Care $0 $9,699 $19,397 $29,096 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,699 $19,397 $29,096
Medical $3,375 $9,680 $9,690 $9,615 $6,535 $9,690 $9,615 $9,768 $6,535 $9,690 $9,615 $9,768
Housing $6,468 $9,144 $9,144 $11,880 $7,056 $9,144 $9,144 $11,880 $6,468 $9,144 $9,144 $11,880
Transportation $5,477 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530 $9,851 $12,045 $14,484 $15,530
Civic $3,074 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395 $6,107 $6,821 $9,300 $7,395
Other $4,253 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749 $7,420 $8,755 $9,610 $10,749
Required annual income after taxes $26,704 $57,826 $74,690 $95,656 $44,298 $55,553 $63,848 $69,524 $43,710 $65,252 $83,245 $98,620
Annual taxes $4,373 $11,121 $15,361 $22,749 $6,810 $9,520 $11,527 $12,863 $6,680 $12,007 $16,569 $20,460
Required annual income before taxes $31,077 $68,947 $90,051 $118,405 $51,108 $65,073 $75,375 $82,388 $50,390 $77,259 $99,814 $119,080

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $86,781
Business & Financial Operations $64,068
Computer & Mathematical $68,082
Architecture & Engineering $85,513
Life, Physical, & Social Science $68,115
Community & Social Service $42,767
Legal $69,945
Education, Training, & Library $53,418
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $41,025
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $66,053
Healthcare Support $30,143
Protective Service $44,212
Food Preparation & Serving Related $24,576
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $27,784
Personal Care & Service $27,541
Sales & Related $26,803
Office & Administrative Support $37,310
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,518
Construction & Extraction $66,273
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $52,767
Production $42,668
Transportation & Material Moving $37,508