Living Wage Explorer
Compare your income to a living-wage target for your area and household size. See the gap in annual, monthly, and hourly terms, and estimate what raise or extra income would close it. Living wage values are placeholders for now and will be replaced by a data-driven engine.
Household & Income
Drag to test different salary levels and see how your gap changes.
Month & Hour View
Monthly snapshot
Hourly snapshot (40 hrs/week)
Hourly values assume 40 hours per week and 52 weeks per year (2,080 hours). If you work fewer or more hours, your personal hourly buying power will differ.
Living Wage Status
• You earn $52,000 per year compared with a living-wage target of $48,000.
• That's about 8.3% above the target.
• On a monthly basis, your gap is approximately +$333.
What Would It Take to Reach a Living Wage?
This view is purely mechanical—just math on the inputs you provide. Actual living-wage estimates should come from transparent datasets that account for local housing, food, childcare, transportation, and healthcare costs.
Quick Interpretation
- • Use this tool to understand the scale of the gap rather than a precise recommendation—it's a budgeting and planning lens, not financial advice.
- • When wired to real datasets, the living-wage target will adjust automatically based on location and household composition (e.g., number of adults and children).
- • Closing a gap can come from salary, side income, lowering fixed costs, or some combination; this tool just quantifies the target.