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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 18.
Published in final edited form as: RSF. 2018 Feb;4(3):22–43. doi: 10.7758/rsf.2018.4.3.02

Table A1.

Earnings Plus Taxes and Select Transfers, One-Adult Households

One Part-Time Worker
One Full-Time Worker
Hourly Wage 7.25 10.15 12 15 7.25 10.15 12 15
No children
 Annual earnings 7,250 10,150 12,000 15,000 14,500 20,300 24,000 30,000
 + Taxes 7,201 9,736 11,138 13,388 13,005 17,718 20,580 25,221
 + SNAP 9,413 11,528 12,450 14,000 13,705 17,846 20,580 25,221
 + Housing and childcare assistance 18,281 19,520 19,890 20,540 20,401 22,802 24,420 27,261
One child
 Annual earnings 7,250 10,150 12,000 15,000 14,500 20,300 24,000 30,000
 + Taxes 9,798 13,747 15,455 18,226 17,764 22,745 25,505 29,756
 + SNAP 13,994 17,579 18,807 21,074 20,744 24,213 26,481 30,136
 + Housing and childcare assistance 28,625 31,346 32,022 32,789 34,520 36,429 36,549 35,752
Two children
 Annual earnings 7,250 10,150 12,000 15,000 14,500 20,300 24,000 30,000
 + Taxes 10,233 14,507 17,232 21,225 20,688 25,875 28,495 32,473
 + SNAP 16,269 20,179 22,424 25,637 25,232 29,175 30,843 33,789
 + Housing and childcare assistance 34,607 37,652 39,346 41,658 44,502 46,285 46,849 47,161
Three children
 Annual earnings 7,250 10,150 12,000 15,000 14,500 20,300 24,000 30,000
 + Taxes 10,595 15,014 17,832 21,922 21,385 27,167 30,209 34,251
 + SNAP 18,315 22,410 24,748 28,058 27,653 32,199 34,281 36,755
 + Housing and childcare assistance 39,943 43,173 44,960 47,369 51,262 53,648 54,626 55,300

Source: Authors’ calculations.

Note: 2015 Official Poverty Thresholds, which vary by household size and number of children, are as follows: $12,331 (1 adult), $16,337 (1 adult, 1 child), $19,096 (1 adult, 2 children), $24,120 (1 adult, 3 children), $15,871 (2 adults), $19,078 (2 adults, 1 child), $24,036 (2 adults, 2 children), $28,286 (2 adults, 3 children).