Living Wage Calculator

The Living Wage Calculator helps estimate the local wage rate (and yearly salary) that a full-time worker requires to cover the costs of their household’s basic needs, based on where they live. Select your state and county and get a breakdown of hourly rates, yearly salaries, estimated costs for different basic needs (like food, medical, housing, etc.) with 12 different family type examples. Individuals and families working in low-wage jobs are increasingly making too little to meet minimum standards of living in their community. The Living Wage Calculator aims to help individuals, communities, employers and others estimate the local wage rate that full-time workers require to be able to cover basic needs for their household, all based on where they live.