Depending on where you live in the United States, the amount you need to make to get by can vary by a lot. While a single person can manage on just over $23,000 a year in Indiana, for example, it takes at least $30,000 a year to make ends meet in California, and even more 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 and health insurance, in addition to other regular costs, and don'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 single person in every U.S. state.
Alabama
- Total required income before taxes: $23,565
- Estimated housing costs: $6,909
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
Alaska
- Total required income before taxes: $26,821
- Estimated housing costs: $10,483
- Estimated food costs: $3,573
Arizona
- Total required income before taxes: $24,305
- Estimated housing costs: $7,811
- Estimated food costs: $3,573
Arkansas
- Total required income before taxes: $22,092
- Estimated housing costs: $6,233
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
California
- Total required income before taxes: $30,392
- Estimated housing costs: $13,268
- Estimated food costs: $3,573
San Francisco, California
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Colorado
- Total required income before taxes: $27,444
- Estimated housing costs: $10,022
- Estimated food costs: $3,573
Connecticut
- Total required income before taxes: $27,318
- Estimated housing costs: $10,495
- Estimated food costs: $3,477
Delaware
- Total required income before taxes: $26,382
- Estimated housing costs: $9,563
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
Florida
- Total required income before taxes: $25,324
- Estimated housing costs: $9,228
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
Georgia
- Total required income before taxes: $25,921
- Estimated housing costs: $8,937
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
Atlanta, Georgia
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Hawaii
- Total required income before taxes: $32,723
- Estimated housing costs: $14,888
- Estimated food costs: $3,573
Idaho
- Total required income before taxes: $22,957
- Estimated housing costs: $6,527
- Estimated food costs: $3,573
Illinois
- Total required income before taxes: $26,566
- Estimated housing costs: $9,151
- Estimated food costs: $3,058
Indiana
- Total required income before taxes: $23,030
- Estimated housing costs: $6,647
- Estimated food costs: $3,058
Iowa
- Total required income before taxes: $22,659
- Estimated housing costs: $6,261
- Estimated food costs: $3,058
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Kansas
- Total required income before taxes: $22,793
- Estimated housing costs: $6,513
- Estimated food costs: $3,058
Kentucky
- Total required income before taxes: $22,508
- Estimated housing costs: $6,240
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
Louisiana
- Total required income before taxes: $23,468
- Estimated housing costs: $7,407
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
Maine
- Total required income before taxes: $24,778
- Estimated housing costs: $8,358
- Estimated food costs: $3,477
Maryland
- Total required income before taxes: $31,365
- Estimated housing costs: $13,548
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
View of Baltimore's Inner Harbor from Federal Hill Park.
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Massachusetts
- Total required income before taxes: $29,030
- Estimated housing costs: $12,661
- Estimated food costs: $3,477
Michigan
- Total required income before taxes: $23,490
- Estimated housing costs: $6,950
- Estimated food costs: $3,058
Minnesota
- Total required income before taxes: $24,681
- Estimated housing costs: $7,617
- Estimated food costs: $3,058
Mississippi
- Total required income before taxes: $22,973
- Estimated housing costs: $6,617
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
Missouri
- Total required income before taxes: $23,180
- Estimated housing costs: $6,535
- Estimated food costs: $3,058
Branson Missouri's downtown with waterfront.
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Montana
- Total required income before taxes: $23,671
- Estimated housing costs: $6,934
- Estimated food costs: $3,573
Nebraska
- Total required income before taxes: $22,920
- Estimated housing costs: $6,371
- Estimated food costs: $3,058
Nevada
- Total required income before taxes: $23,423
- Estimated housing costs: $7,588
- Estimated food costs: $3,573
New Hampshire
- Total required income before taxes: $25,570
- Estimated housing costs: $9,616
- Estimated food costs: $3,477
New Jersey
- Total required income before taxes: $28,949
- Estimated housing costs: $12,189
- Estimated food costs: $3,477
Newark, New Jersey.
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New Mexico
- Total required income before taxes: $23,390
- Estimated housing costs: $6,882
- Estimated food costs: $3,573
New York
- Total required income before taxes: $31,388
- Estimated housing costs: $13,851
- Estimated food costs: $3,477
North Carolina
- Total required income before taxes: $24,519
- Estimated housing costs: $7,869
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
North Dakota
- Total required income before taxes: $23,138
- Estimated housing costs: $7,250
- Estimated food costs: $3,058
Ohio
- Total required income before taxes: $22,426
- Estimated housing costs: $6,374
- Estimated food costs: $3,058
A view of downtown Columbus, Ohio, and the Scioto Mile looking north into the city.
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Oklahoma
- Total required income before taxes: $22,770
- Estimated housing costs: $6,673
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
Oregon
- Total required income before taxes: $27,280
- Estimated housing costs: $9,620
- Estimated food costs: $3,573
Pennsylvania
- Total required income before taxes: $23,807
- Estimated housing costs: $8,417
- Estimated food costs: $3,477
Rhode Island
- Total required income before taxes: $25,685
- Estimated housing costs: $9,064
- Estimated food costs: $3,477
South Carolina
- Total required income before taxes: $24,019
- Estimated housing costs: $7,481
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
Charleston, South Carolina
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South Dakota
- Total required income before taxes: $21,593
- Estimated housing costs: $6,063
- Estimated food costs: $3,058
Tennessee
- Total required income before taxes: $22,369
- Estimated housing costs: $6,983
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
Texas
- Total required income before taxes: $23,873
- Estimated housing costs: $8,336
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
Utah
- Total required income before taxes: $24,083
- Estimated housing costs: $7,354
- Estimated food costs: $3,573
Vermont
- Total required income before taxes: $26,149
- Estimated housing costs: $9,722
- Estimated food costs: $3,477
A picturesque red barn in Stockbridge, Vermont
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Virginia
- Total required income before taxes: $29,473
- Estimated housing costs: $12,082
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
Washington
- Total required income before taxes: $27,659
- Estimated housing costs: $11,563
- Estimated food costs: $3,573
West Virginia
- Total required income before taxes: $22,539
- Estimated housing costs: $6,569
- Estimated food costs: $2,994
Wisconsin
- Total required income before taxes: $23,734
- Estimated housing costs: $6,887
- Estimated food costs: $3,058
Wyoming
- Total required income before taxes: $23,091
- Estimated housing costs: $7,337
- Estimated food costs: $3,573
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