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Should I use Living Wage For US?

Better for Business, Workers, and Communities - livingwageforus.org

Depends. This is a nonprofit certification body with a U.S. living wage benchmark calculator, not software; it only makes sense for employers seeking a living wage certification badge. Everyone else should skip it — evidence is thin (no pricing, no reviews), hence low confidence.

Confidence

Low. Based on 13 public sources; none are product reviews, and no pricing was found.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo pricing disclosed anywhere
  • Ease of useNo user feedback available
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo evidence either way
  • Security postureSecurity page is a 404; nothing to assess

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Employers seeking living wage certification
  • ESG and procurement teams
  • HR benchmarking wages across U.S. locations

Not for

  • Individuals hunting salary data — free calculators cover this
  • Small businesses that cannot lift wages to benchmark levels
  • Software buyers expecting a tool — this is a certification process
  • Anyone wanting reviewed products — zero user reviews exist

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Pricing undisclosed; expect a contact-sales process before learning certification costs

medium

No third-party reviews exist, so employer satisfaction cannot be verified

low

Site runs on WordPress and its /security page returns a 404

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Precise living wage benchmarks for any U.S. location, with cost components
  • Offers employer certification and a public certified-employers directory

Cons

  • It's a certification body, not software; no product beyond benchmarks
  • Certification pricing not published anywhere on the site
  • Zero user reviews across all reviewed sources
  • Key pages broken — the site's own /security URL 404s

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/02/2026 - 6 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x2news x1

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 3/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 6

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No pricing disclosed anywhere
  • Ease of use. No user feedback available
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Interactive location-based wage calculator with cost breakdowns
  • Support quality. No evidence either way
  • Security posture. Security page is a 404; nothing to assess

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

No user reviews of Living Wage For US were found in any reviewed source.

Full analysis

Based on 13 public sources; none are product reviews, and no pricing was found.

Certification body, not software: wage benchmarks plus employer certification. Only worth it if you want the badge.

Methodology

Based on 13 public sources; none are product reviews, and no pricing was found.

Sources

  1. Living Wage For US – homepagelivingwageforus.org
    official
  2. Living Wage For US – /security (404 capture)livingwageforus.org
    official
  3. sitelike.org – no reviews recordedsitelike.org
    review
  4. sitelike.org – no reviews recordedsitelike.org
    review
  5. Living Wage Institutelivingwage.institute
    official
  6. hypestat traffic reporthypestat.com
    news

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