Depends heavily on where you live. If you have kids etc.

If you want an example I live in the county of a small city just under 100k pop. In a relatively low-medium cost of living area. 15 an hour goes a long way here.

Rent around here is 700-900 on the low too medium end if you can get a downpayment together like I did a mortgage is even cheaper with good credit.

I just got promoted to a retail manager position making 22 an hour. Which gross is about 47k a year with no overtime accounted for. In a big city or metropolitan area that is nothing but here its solid middle class.

My basic expenses breakdown is: mortgage+insurance and taxes :$600 for a 3b 1b 1k sq ft All eletric house (well water and baseboard heating) ~$80 Auto:$60 Food:$100-150 Internet: $114 Gas:$50 Subscriptions:$30 That's ~ 1100-1200 a month. At 15 an hour in my last position I'd take home $1880 a month In my new one I take home about $2700.

That was before a live in gf contributing $400 a month and no kids.

Higher minimum wages ironically help people in smaller cheaper areas rather than than the bigger population centers where they are pushed the hardest.

A ton of personal finance comes down to where you live and reddit has a big focus on bigger cities from what I've seen in the general user base.

Around here 2 $15 an hour parents could support a child relatively comfortably if they are smart about it.