Finding a job with minimal requirements that pays enough for you and your family to live off of can be difficult. When you factor in the rising costs of local grocery prices, housing, utilities and other necessities, jobs that pay a low wage cannot cover basic living expenses.
And now, the living wage for Whatcom County has increased.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology calculated the living wage by county by evaluating typical expenses to find how much an individual must make hourly to support themselves, or multiple children or dependents in a full-time job.
MIT records living wages for individuals, couples and families that vary based on the number of dependents, number of children and the number of adults who are working. The living wages have also increased compared to last month’s calculations, according to previous reporting in The Bellingham Herald:
Whatcom County’s living wage for an individual with no dependents is $17.47 per hour, working full time, an increase from last month’s living wage of $16.95 per hour.
For a household with two adults, no children, and only one individual working, a living wage in Whatcom County is $27.62 per hour, an increase from $25.43 per hour last month.
For a household with two adults, no children and both adults working, the living wage is $13.81 per hour, and increase from $12.71 per hour last month.
For a household with two adults, one child, and only one adult working, the living wage is $34.53 per hour, almost a $4...
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