What Does A Living Minimum Wage Look Like?

CAN WORKERS REALLY LIVE ON MINIMUM WAGE? Living and scraping by are two very different things STATES AT THE FEDERAL MINIMUM In 2016, 21 states continue to use the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. ND NH ID WI WY IA PA UT IN VA KS KY NC TN OK SC GA MS AL TX LA In those states, a full-time employee making the federal minimum wage earns $15,080 per year before taxes. LIVING WAGE: How much it actually costs to live in a specific area. Living wage calculations take FOOD A TRANSPORTATION Y HEALTH INSURANCE CLOTHING I HOUSING OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES into account, adjusting for current market conditions in particular regions. The federal government, on the other hand, doesn't have a formula for setting the minimum wage. LIVING ANNUAL WAGE (SINGLE ADULT WITHOUT CHILDREN) Compare $15,000 to what the Massachusetts Institute of Technology considers a “living wage." $20,653 $19,953 $20,354 $20,659 $21,077 ND $20,257 NH -$23,765 ID WI $20,202 WY IA PA $25,711 UT IN VA $21,907 KS KY TN NC - $21,907 OK SC $21,819 MS AL GA TX LA $22,227 $21,405 $21,149 $20,453 $21,350 $20,704 $21,214 $19,730 $21,786 WHAT DOES A LIVING MINIMUM WAGE LOOK LIKE? Here's how much minimum wage workers would be making if they earned enough to live $9.93 $9.59 $9.79 $9.93 $10.13 $9.74 ND $9.71 NH •$11.43 ID WI WY IA PA $10.40 UT IN VA -$12.36 KS KY TN NC $10.53 OK SC GA $10.49 MS AL TX LA $10.69 $10.29 $9.83 $10.26 $9.95 $10.17* $10.20 $9.49 $10.47 LOW-WAGE WORKERS DESERVE A CHANCE, NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE. TAKE ACTION. Designed by WageAdvocates.com Working Every Day To End Wage Theft 100 OOL