Please tell me what dollar amount you consider to be "a living wage".
Why do you care?
In my area, $10 (single only) to $16 per hour minimum. In other areas that wouldn't even come close. It does depend on which part of the country you live in. In some places in the south you might be able to support yourself on $8 per hour and live independently, but probably not if you have dependents.
I wouldn't even want to take a stab at what it would be for California. Northern might be a little better than southern but not by a whole lot.
During the Viet Nam war in the mid '60's, we were able to rent a small, odd little 3-bedroom house in a nice, small town in a decent neighborhood for $75 per month. I was very thankful to have that. That would be impossible today.