15 U.S. states where you need to earn more than $70,000 to make ends meet (via CNBCMakeIt)
These states tend to have higher costs for homes, taxes, food, health care, utilities and transportation. Compared to other states, the remote islands of Hawaii have a limited supply of land and higher import costs for goods, which accounts for its No. 1 ranking.
The silver lining is that, generally, people living in these states tend to get paid more. All of the 15 top-ranked states have household incomes above the national median of $65,712 — with the exception of Maine, which is $63,440 — according toMost of these states have a median household income in the $70,000 to $90,000 range, with Maryland's median household income of $94,384 leading the pack.
GOBankingRates defines "living wage" as the income you'll need to cover necessary and discretionary expenses while still contributing to retirement savings. Estimates for these expenses were calculated using the most recent consumer expenditure data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The analysis then uses the 50/30/20 rule, which divides income by 50% for necessities like rent or food, 30% for discretionary expenses like going to a movie, and 20% for savings or investments.
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