Living Wage Calculation for Williamsport, 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 $15.71 $31.90 $40.82 $52.95 $25.11 $31.25 $36.04 $39.77 $12.54 $17.95 $22.68 $26.87
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 $7,892 $15,785 $23,677 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,892 $15,785 $23,677
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 $8,508 $10,620 $10,620 $13,644 $8,556 $10,620 $10,620 $13,644 $8,508 $10,620 $10,620 $13,644
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 $28,067 $56,209 $71,316 $90,635 $45,404 $55,833 $63,961 $70,280 $45,356 $63,725 $79,746 $93,957
Annual taxes $4,617 $10,150 $13,582 $19,505 $6,818 $9,166 $11,013 $12,449 $6,808 $10,959 $14,599 $17,828
Required annual income before taxes $32,685 $66,359 $84,898 $110,139 $52,221 $65,000 $74,973 $82,728 $52,163 $74,685 $94,345 $111,785

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $102,547
Business & Financial Operations $66,968
Computer & Mathematical $69,868
Architecture & Engineering $82,370
Life, Physical, & Social Science $69,052
Community & Social Service $51,863
Legal $66,395
Education, Training, & Library $66,814
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $42,271
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $67,012
Healthcare Support $31,257
Protective Service $55,105
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,380
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $31,588
Personal Care & Service $25,711
Sales & Related $30,838
Office & Administrative Support $40,088
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $41,312
Construction & Extraction $51,742
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $51,422
Production $41,202
Transportation & Material Moving $39,482