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This calculator shows the average amount for your county / parrish / city that you need for basic living expenses for any combination of 1 adult to 2 adults with 3 kids. For me it calculates that for 2 adults I need $32k / year for a "living wage". My budget is 3x that (but I have 20k more budgeted for Medical than they do).
For those of us suffering OMY syndrome, this may help us make the leap:
Living Wage Calculator - Introduction to the Living Wage Calculator
For those of us suffering OMY syndrome, this may help us make the leap:
Living Wage Calculator - Introduction to the Living Wage Calculator
In many American communities, families working in low-wage jobs make insufficient income to live locally given the local cost of living. Recently, in a number of high-cost communities, community organizers and citizens have successfully argued that the prevailing wage offered by the public sector and key businesses should reflect a wage rate required to meet minimum standards of living. Therefore we have developed a living wage calculator to estimate the cost of living in your community or region. The calculator lists typical expenses, the living wage and typical wages for the selected location.