Living Wage Calculation for York-Hanover, 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 $15.59 $33.21 $42.45 $55.26 $25.61 $32.23 $37.03 $40.93 $12.48 $18.61 $23.50 $27.94
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 $8,446 $16,893 $25,339 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,446 $16,893 $25,339
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 $8,304 $12,288 $12,288 $15,600 $9,420 $12,288 $12,288 $15,600 $8,304 $12,288 $12,288 $15,600
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 $27,863 $58,431 $74,092 $94,253 $46,268 $57,501 $65,629 $72,236 $45,152 $65,947 $82,522 $97,575
Annual taxes $4,571 $10,655 $14,213 $20,688 $6,997 $9,545 $11,392 $12,893 $6,765 $11,464 $15,230 $18,650
Required annual income before taxes $32,435 $69,086 $88,305 $114,941 $53,264 $67,047 $77,020 $85,129 $51,917 $77,411 $97,751 $116,225

Typical Annual Salaries

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

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $109,438
Business & Financial Operations $80,198
Computer & Mathematical $86,648
Architecture & Engineering $84,509
Life, Physical, & Social Science $67,685
Community & Social Service $47,982
Legal $66,395
Education, Training, & Library $67,993
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $49,438
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $68,787
Healthcare Support $32,834
Protective Service $55,954
Food Preparation & Serving Related $25,821
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $32,514
Personal Care & Service $29,559
Sales & Related $32,117
Office & Administrative Support $41,191
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $34,796
Construction & Extraction $53,175
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $53,892
Production $47,894
Transportation & Material Moving $41,202