Sustainable Wage Tool
Related Outcome Areas: Employment
The Sustainable Wage Tool helps you understand what it really takes for working families in Racine County to make ends meet. It estimates the income needed for a modest but stable life—taking into account family size, housing, food, and local costs of living.
You can even explore local jobs that pay a sustainable wage and see what education or training those jobs require—helping families, students, and community partners make informed choices about work and opportunity.
For best results, view tool on a screen size no smaller than: 1020 x 625 (tablet landscape)
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Sources:
Housing Cost API: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/dataset/fmr-api.html
Food Plan List: https://www.fns.usda.gov/cnpp/usda-food-plans-cost-food-monthly-reports
Self Sufficiency Standard: https://selfsufficiencystandard.org/Wisconsin/
Job Salary Data: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/oe/
Job Educational Requirements: https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables/education-and-training-by-occupation.htm