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Single Wyoming adult needs $10.24/hr to be self-sufficient; $15/hr not enough if raising a child By Brendan LaChance on January 27, 2021
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CASPER, Wyo. What does it cost to be self-sufficient in Wyoming? A single adult working full time needs to earn at least $10.24/hr.
That’s according to “The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Wyoming 2020” prepared by Dr. Diana M. Pearce for the Wyoming Women’s Foundation in Feb. 2020.
“A single adult needs to earn $10.24 per hour working full time to be able to meet his or her basic needs, which is nearly three dollars per hour more
than the federal minimum wage rate ($7.25 per hour in 2020) or double Wyoming’s minimum wage rate of $5.15 per hour,” the report states.