Looking for a job, but need to find one that actually pays enough? Finding a job to support you and your family without a long list of requirements can be difficult.
The Bellingham Herald has searched the job website Indeed and local Craigslist listings to find positions with minimal requirements that are available as of Tuesday, Nov. 28, that advertise wages at or above living wages:
Carhop server at Boomer’s Drive-In
▪ $25 per hour
▪ Full-time
▪ No requirements listed
▪ $18 - $24 per hour
▪ Part-time and full-time available
▪ Experience is preferred, but not required
▪ $19.33 - $33 per hour
▪ Full-time
▪ No requirements listed
What is a living wage in Whatcom County?
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:
▪ Whatcom County’s living wage for an individual with no dependents is $17.47 per hour, working full time.
▪ For a household with two adults, no children, and only one individual working, a living wage in Whatcom County is $27.62 per hour.
▪ For a household with two adults, no children and both adults working, the living wage is $13.81 per hour.
▪ For a household with two adults, one child, and only one adult working, the living wage is $34.53 per hour. If this household had two children the living wage would be $39.51 an hour.
▪ For a household with two adults and two children and both adults working, the living wage is $25.98 per hour. If the family had three children, both individuals would need to make $32.10 per hour.
Although Washington state’s minimum wage was recently raised to $16.28 per hour, this amount is still not considered a living wage in Whatcom County unless you have multiple adults working in a household with no dependents.
Alyse Smith is a reporter at The Bellingham Herald covering retail, restaurants, jobs and business. If you like stories like this, please consider supporting our work with a subscription to our newspaper.
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