Factsheet
Comparison between UC administrative support staff wages and EPI family budget thresholds
| Metro area | Family budget threshold | Share below threshold | Average distance below threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley | $62,682 | 98.8% | $15,734 |
| Davis | $49,293 | 67.5% | $7,259 |
| Irvine | $64,448 | 99.6% | $21,195 |
| Los Angeles | $57,862 | 95.6% | $14,338 |
| Merced | $44,585 | 73.0% | $5,227 |
| Riverside | $50,319 | 90.2% | $8,352 |
| San Diego | $56,812 | 97.5% | $13,898 |
| San Francisco | $72,914 | 99.9% | $21,376 |
| Santa Barbara | $59,268 | 98.6% | $15,206 |
| Santa Cruz | $63,920 | 98.8% | $20,011 |
| TOTAL | 93.2% | $15,457 |
Note: Data are for budget thresholds of one-parent, one-child families, and assume that employees work full time, full year.
Source: Elise Gould, EPI’s Family Budgets and Wage Sufficiency: An Application of EPI’s Family Budget Calculator to the Wages of University of California Administrative Support Employees, Economic Policy Institute, March 5, 2015, https://www.epi.org/publication/family-budgets-wage-sufficiency-university-of-california/
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