Living Wage Calculation for Menominee County, Wisconsin

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to support themselves and/or their family, working full-time, or 2080 hours per year. The tables below provide living wage estimates for individuals and households with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In households with two working adults, all hourly values reflect what one working adult requires to earn to meet their families’ basic needs, assuming the other adult also earns the same.

The poverty wage and state minimum wage are for reference purposes. Poverty wage estimates come from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Poverty Guidelines for 2025 and have been converted from an annual value to an hourly wage for ease of comparison. The state minimum wage data is sourced from the Labor Law Center and includes the minimum wage in a given state as of January of that year.

For further detail, please reference the Methodology page. The data on this page was last updated on February 10, 2025.

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 $19.81 $34.08 $42.96 $53.97 $27.72 $33.56 $37.48 $42.29 $13.73 $19.40 $24.12 $28.60
Poverty Wage $7.52 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $10.17 $12.81 $15.46 $18.10 $5.08 $6.41 $7.73 $9.05
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

The table below shows the costs of each basic need that go into estimating the living wage. Like with the living wage, their values vary by location and family size.

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 $3,903 $5,739 $8,596 $11,437 $7,155 $8,893 $11,439 $13,955 $7,155 $8,893 $11,439 $13,955
Child Care $0 $9,693 $19,386 $26,191 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,693 $19,386 $26,191
Medical $3,118 $6,792 $6,872 $6,957 $5,845 $7,859 $8,161 $8,496 $5,845 $7,859 $8,161 $8,496
Housing $8,507 $12,014 $12,014 $14,822 $9,158 $12,014 $12,014 $14,822 $9,158 $12,014 $12,014 $14,822
Transportation $10,681 $12,361 $15,571 $17,917 $12,361 $15,571 $17,917 $19,876 $12,361 $15,571 $17,917 $19,876
Civic $3,126 $5,504 $6,077 $7,791 $5,504 $6,077 $7,791 $8,643 $5,504 $6,077 $7,791 $8,643
Internet & Mobile $1,572 $1,572 $1,572 $1,572 $2,153 $2,153 $2,153 $2,153 $2,153 $2,153 $2,153 $2,153
Other $4,112 $7,900 $8,276 $9,949 $7,900 $8,763 $9,949 $11,037 $7,900 $8,763 $9,949 $11,037
Required annual income after taxes $35,020 $61,575 $78,365 $96,635 $50,076 $61,331 $69,425 $78,981 $50,076 $71,024 $88,811 $105,172
Annual taxes $6,193 $9,318 $11,001 $15,621 $7,585 $8,467 $8,532 $8,992 $7,036 $9,689 $11,525 $13,817
Required annual income before taxes $41,213 $70,892 $89,366 $112,256 $57,661 $69,797 $77,957 $87,973 $57,112 $80,712 $100,336 $118,989

Typical Annual Salaries

The average annual salaries for various occupations in the table below comes from the latest state-level data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. When available, this data is specific to a given metro area.

Occupational Area Typical Annual Salary
Management $132,440
Business & Financial Operations $80,220
Computer & Mathematical $91,370
Architecture & Engineering $84,360
Life, Physical, & Social Science $77,110
Community & Social Service $57,270
Legal $111,730
Education, Training, & Library $60,260
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media $55,600
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical $106,000
Healthcare Support $37,200
Protective Service $57,280
Food Preparation & Serving Related $31,110
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance $36,960
Personal Care & Service $36,800
Sales & Related $51,230
Office & Administrative Support $46,190
Farming, Fishing, & Forestry $40,390
Construction & Extraction $64,120
Installation, Maintenance, & Repair $58,200
Production $47,990
Transportation & Material Moving $44,730