Living Wage Study - 2000
Category
Month
Year
Comments
Rent
$504.00
$6,048.00
HUD fair market rent - Does not include telephone
Transportation
$151.23
$1,814.75
Weighted average of amount spent on private cars, public transportation and using a bicycle - from Claritas and WOW estimates
Food
$152.30
$1,827.60
Average of low-cost plan Food Stamp cost for males and females ages 20-50
Telephone
$25.97
$311.64
From Verizon
Health Care
$82.72
$992.60
Univera health care plan used at the Credit Union. This includes employee co-pay plus additional costs like prescription and non-prescription drugs - from Alternatives Credit Union and Claritas
Recreation
$107.23
$1,286.76
Includes several categories of items, such as money for trips, fees/admissions, and reading materials - from Claritas
Savings
$50.00
$600.00
From 1998 study
Misc
$113.71
$1,364.52
Includes items such as clothing, personal care items, housekeeping and garden equipment - from Claritas
Payroll
$111.82
$1,341.84
Fica - 7.65%
Federal
$129.26
$1,551.06
Income minus 7,200 times 15%
State
$33.47
$401.62
Income minus 7500 times 4%
TOTAL Living Wage
$1,461.70
$17,540.39
$8.43/hr@40 hr/week; $9.30/hr@36.25 hr/week; $9.05/hr@ 37.25hr/week; $9.64/hr@35 hr/week
