Living Wage Calculation for Juneau City and Borough, Alaska

The living wage shown is the hourly rate that an individual in a household must earn to
support his or herself and their family. The assumption is the sole provider is working
full-time (2080 hours per year). The tool provides information for individuals, and households
with one or two working adults and zero to three children. In the case of households with
two working adults, all values are per working adult, single or in a family unless otherwise noted.

The state minimum wage is the same for all individuals, regardless of how many dependents
they may have. Data are updated annually, in the first quarter of the new year. State
minimum wages are determined based on the posted value of the minimum wage as of January
one of the coming year (National Conference of State Legislatures, 2019). The poverty rate
reflects a person’s gross annual income. We have converted it to an hourly wage for the
sake of comparison.

For further detail, please reference the
technical documentation here.

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

$17.85

$35.62

$44.24

$58.82

$29.05

$35.81

$40.80

$47.15

$14.52

$19.91

$24.40

$29.58

Poverty Wage

$8.17

$11.00

$13.84

$16.68

$11.00

$13.84

$16.68

$19.51

$5.50

$6.92

$8.34

$9.76

Minimum Wage

$10.85

$10.85

$10.85

$10.85

$10.85

$10.85

$10.85

$10.85

$10.85

$10.85

$10.85

$10.85

Typical Expenses

These figures show the individual expenses that went into the living
wage estimate. Their values vary by family size, composition, and
the current location.

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

$4,686

$6,916

$10,392

$13,774

$8,591

$10,702

$13,802

$16,795

$8,591

$10,702

$13,802

$16,795

Child Care

$0

$6,964

$13,928

$20,892

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

$6,964

$13,928

$20,892

Medical

$3,042

$8,948

$8,958

$8,883

$7,112

$8,958

$8,883

$9,036

$7,112

$8,958

$8,883

$9,036

Housing

$11,802

$17,764

$17,764

$25,230

$14,216

$17,764

$17,764

$25,230

$14,216

$17,764

$17,764

$25,230

Transportation

$5,316

$9,561

$11,691

$14,058

$9,561

$11,691

$14,058

$15,073

$9,561

$11,691

$14,058

$15,073

Civic

$2,920

$5,801

$6,480

$8,835

$5,801

$6,480

$8,835

$7,025

$5,801

$6,480

$8,835

$7,025

Other

$4,596

$8,020

$9,463

$10,386

$8,020

$9,463

$10,386

$11,617

$8,020

$9,463

$10,386

$11,617

Required annual income after taxes

$32,494

$64,106

$78,807

$102,189

$53,433

$65,189

$73,860

$84,908

$53,433

$72,153

$87,788

$105,800

Annual taxes

$4,626

$9,976

$13,215

$20,148

$6,981

$9,291

$10,994

$13,165

$6,981

$10,659

$13,731

$17,271

Required annual income before taxes

$37,119

$74,082

$92,022

$122,338

$60,414

$74,480

$84,854

$98,073

$60,414

$82,812

$101,519

$123,071

Typical Annual Salaries

These are the typical annual salaries for various professions in this location.

Occupational Area
Typical Annual Salary

Management

$108,942

Business & Financial Operations

$85,215

Computer & Mathematical

$87,155

Architecture & Engineering

$108,126

Life, Physical, & Social Science

$82,547

Community & Social Service

$58,368

Legal

$92,481

Education, Training, & Library

$67,222

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, & Media

$52,822

Healthcare Practitioners & Technical

$88,787

Healthcare Support

$41,422

Protective Service

$65,292

Food Preparation & Serving Related

$32,437

Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance

$40,022

Personal Care & Service

$33,870

Sales & Related

$39,757

Office & Administrative Support

$51,731

Farming, Fishing, & Forestry

$39,757

Construction & Extraction

$68,931

Installation, Maintenance, & Repair

$67,277

Production

$52,304

Transportation & Material Moving

$50,783