Depending on where you live in the United States, the amount you need to make to get by and support a family can vary by a lot. While a household of two adults and two children can manage on less than $60,000 a year in Tennessee, for example, it takes at least $88,000 a year to make ends meet in New York.
That's according to updated data from MIT's living wage calculator, which determines the minimum amount necessary to meet basic needs without dipping into poverty or relying on outside help. The model takes into account factors such as food, housing, child care and health insurance, in addition to other regular costs, and doesn't include conveniences or luxuries such as restaurant meals, vacations or money left over for investments.
Here's a closer look at what a living wage would be, before taxes, for a family of four in every U.S. state.
Alabama
- Total required income before taxes: $61,895
- Estimated housing costs: $9,086
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Alaska
- Total required income before taxes: $74,247
- Estimated housing costs: $15,239
- Estimated food costs: $10,529
Arizona
- Total required income before taxes: $68,786
- Estimated housing costs: $11,484
- Estimated food costs: $10,529
Phoenix, Arizona.
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Arkansas
- Total required income before taxes: $59,001
- Estimated housing costs: $8,584
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
California
- Total required income before taxes: $81,056
- Estimated housing costs: $19,875
- Estimated food costs: $10,529
Colorado
- Total required income before taxes: $73,132
- Estimated housing costs: $14,799
- Estimated food costs: $10,529
Connecticut
- Total required income before taxes: $74,216
- Estimated housing costs: $15,670
- Estimated food costs: $10,245
Delaware
- Total required income before taxes: $67,632
- Estimated housing costs: $13,456
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Downtown in Rehobeth Beach, a popular summer vacation town on the Delaware coast.
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Florida
- Total required income before taxes: $66,057
- Estimated housing costs: $13,259
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Georgia
- Total required income before taxes: $63,209
- Estimated housing costs: $10,932
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Hawaii
- Total required income before taxes: $68,971
- Estimated housing costs: $22,314
- Estimated food costs: $10,529
Idaho
- Total required income before taxes: $65,675
- Estimated housing costs: $9,609
- Estimated food costs: $10,529
Illinois
- Total required income before taxes: $69,760
- Estimated housing costs: $12,564
- Estimated food costs: $9,012
Chicago, Illinois.
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Indiana
- Total required income before taxes: $63,014
- Estimated housing costs: $9,641
- Estimated food costs: $9,012
Iowa
- Total required income before taxes: $62,066
- Estimated housing costs: $9,244
- Estimated food costs: $9,012
Kansas
- Total required income before taxes: $61,158
- Estimated housing costs: $9,700
- Estimated food costs: $9,012
Kentucky
- Total required income before taxes: $64,017
- Estimated housing costs: $8,872
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Louisiana
- Total required income before taxes: $61,643
- Estimated housing costs: $10,261
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Maine
- Total required income before taxes: $66,125
- Estimated housing costs: $11,284
- Estimated food costs: $10,245
Maryland
- Total required income before taxes: $76,043
- Estimated housing costs: $18,196
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Massachusetts
- Total required income before taxes: $75,418
- Estimated housing costs: $17,721
- Estimated food costs: $10,245
Michigan
- Total required income before taxes: $64,858
- Estimated housing costs: $10,382
- Estimated food costs: $9,012
Minnesota
- Total required income before taxes: $68,948
- Estimated housing costs: $11,607
- Estimated food costs: $9,012
Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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Mississippi
- Total required income before taxes: $54,933
- Estimated housing costs: $9,009
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Missouri
- Total required income before taxes: $62,943
- Estimated housing costs: $9,597
- Estimated food costs: $9,012
Montana
- Total required income before taxes: $69,128
- Estimated housing costs: $10,001
- Estimated food costs: $10,529
Nebraska
- Total required income before taxes: $64,281
- Estimated housing costs: $9,699
- Estimated food costs: $9,012
Nevada
- Total required income before taxes: $67,137
- Estimated housing costs: $11,581
- Estimated food costs: $10,529
The Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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New Hampshire
- Total required income before taxes: $66,943
- Estimated housing costs: $13,761
- Estimated food costs: $10,245
New Jersey
- Total required income before taxes: $75,884
- Estimated housing costs: $17,409
- Estimated food costs: $10,245
New Mexico
- Total required income before taxes: $66,852
- Estimated housing costs: $9,859
- Estimated food costs: $10,529
New York
- Total required income before taxes: $88,056
- Estimated housing costs: $17,896
- Estimated food costs: $10,245
North Carolina
- Total required income before taxes: $63,522
- Estimated housing costs: $10,146
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA uptown skyline and park.
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North Dakota
- Total required income before taxes: $62,697
- Estimated housing costs: $10,166
- Estimated food costs: $9,012
Ohio
- Total required income before taxes: $61,763
- Estimated housing costs: $9,450
- Estimated food costs: $9,012
Oklahoma
- Total required income before taxes: $64,413
- Estimated housing costs: $9,544
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Oregon
- Total required income before taxes: $72,312
- Estimated housing costs: $13,166
- Estimated food costs: $10,529
Pennsylvania
- Total required income before taxes: $65,502
- Estimated housing costs: $12,070
- Estimated food costs: $10,245
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Rhode Island
- Total required income before taxes: $70,153
- Estimated housing costs: $12,375
- Estimated food costs: $10,245
South Carolina
- Total required income before taxes: $59,902
- Estimated housing costs: $10,168
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
South Dakota
- Total required income before taxes: $60,064
- Estimated housing costs: $8,936
- Estimated food costs: $9,012
Tennessee
- Total required income before taxes: $58,199
- Estimated housing costs: $9,723
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Texas
- Total required income before taxes: $61,501
- Estimated housing costs: $11,880
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Dallas, Texas.
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Utah
- Total required income before taxes: $67,277
- Estimated housing costs: $10,963
- Estimated food costs: $10,529
Vermont
- Total required income before taxes: $68,657
- Estimated housing costs: $13,744
- Estimated food costs: $10,245
Virginia
- Total required income before taxes: $72,223
- Estimated housing costs: $14,900
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Washington
- Total required income before taxes: $72,673
- Estimated housing costs: $16,321
- Estimated food costs: $10,529
West Virginia
- Total required income before taxes: $60,313
- Estimated housing costs: $8,749
- Estimated food costs: $8,822
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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Wisconsin
- Total required income before taxes: $66,742
- Estimated housing costs: $10,115
- Estimated food costs: $9,012
Wyoming
This map shows the minimum amount necessary to meet basic needs for a family of four without relying on outside help, including factors such as housing, food, child care and health insurance, in addition to other regular costs. All data from MIT's Living Wage calculator.
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