How Much Does it Cost to Live in Illinois?

The minimum wage in the Land of Lincoln is $8.25 an hour, around $17,000 a year for full-time workers, but that isn’t nearly enough to support a family if you live in Illinois, according to career advice website Zippia’s living wage map.

Zippia used Massachusetts Institute of Technology‘s Living Wage Calculator to show exactly how much a worker needs to earn yearly to support the basic needs for two working adults and one child.

Here's where Illinois ranks among states with the highest and lowest living wage, according to Zippia’s analysis.

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