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New York. Living Wage: $100,205. Is it the Empire State or the Expensive State? While the median salary is a healthy $81,386, the $18,819 gap between paychecks and a living wage in New York puts ...
The federal minimum wage applies in states with no state minimum wage or a minimum wage lower than the federal rate (column titled "No state MW or state MW is lower than $7.25."). Some of the state rates below are higher than the rate on the main table above. That is because the main table does not use the rate for cities or regions.
Average wage in the United States was $69,392 in 2020. [1] Median income per person in the U.S. was $42,800 in 2019. [ 2 ] The average is higher than the median because there are a small number of individuals with very high earnings, and a large number of individuals with relatively low earnings.
You’ll need $112,411 to make what’s considered a living wage in Hawaii. Massachusetts, California, New York and Alaska round out the top five most expensive states for a single person.
New York City Living City, Living Wage event in 2015. As of 2006, U.S. cities with living wage laws include Santa Fe and Albuquerque in New Mexico; San Francisco, California; and Washington, D.C. [36] The city of Chicago, Illinois, also passed a living wage ordinance in 2006, but it was vetoed by Mayor Richard M. Daley. [37]
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Dec. 28—PLATTSBURGH — With the new year comes an increase in the state's minimum wage. Beginning Jan. 1, New York's minimum wage will increase to $16 per hour in New York City, Long Island ...