How Much Do You Need to Earn to Afford a Modest Apartment in Your State?

Hourly wage required to afford a two-bedroom rental home by state.
Below $19.00
$19.00 - $26.00
Above $26.00
Map of states colored by hourly wage required to afford a two bedroom rental home by state. Most require more than $15/hour.HawaiiHIAlaskaAKFloridaFLNew HampshireNHMichiganMIVermontVTMaineMERhode IslandRINew YorkNYPennsylvaniaPANew JerseyNJDelawareDEMarylandMDCommonwealth of VirginiaVACommonwealth of VirginiaWVOhioOHIndianaINIllinoisILConnecticutCTWisconsinWINorth CarolinaNCWashington, D.C.DCCommonwealth of MassachusettsMATennesseeTNArkansasARMissouriMOGeorgiaGASouth CarolinaSCCommonwealth of KentuckyKYAlabamaALLouisianaLAMississippiMSIowaIAMinnesotaMNOklahomaOKTexasTXNew MexicoNMKansasKSNebraskaNESouth DakotaSDNorth DakotaNDWyomingWYMontanaMTColoradoCOIdahoIDUtahUTArizonaAZNevadaNVOregonORWashingtonWACaliforniaCAPuerto RicoPRU.S. Virgin IslandsGuamNorthern Mariana IslandsAmerican Samoa

Nevada

15th

Highest Housing Wage

$27.99/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

100/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Florida

11th

Highest Housing Wage

$30.59/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

111/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

South Carolina

31st

Highest Housing Wage

$21.48/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

118/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Michigan

28th

Highest Housing Wage

$21.65/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

86/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Arkansas

51st

Highest Housing Wage

$16.27/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

59/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Ohio

37th

Highest Housing Wage

$19.09/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

76/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Kansas

40th

Highest Housing Wage

$18.71/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

103/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

New Hampshire

13th

Highest Housing Wage

$29.86/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

165/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Georgia

23rd

Highest Housing Wage

$24.75/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

137/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

South Dakota

48th

Highest Housing Wage

$17.49/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

65/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Minnesota

26th

Highest Housing Wage

$24.11/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

91/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

California

1st

Highest Housing Wage

$42.25/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

109/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Oklahoma

44th

Highest Housing Wage

$18.00/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

99/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Kentucky

46th

Highest Housing Wage

$17.90/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

99/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

West Virginia

50th

Highest Housing Wage

$16.64/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

76/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

New Jersey

7th

Highest Housing Wage

$33.50/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

95/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Hawaii

2nd

Highest Housing Wage

$41.83/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

139/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Tennessee

32nd

Highest Housing Wage

$20.76/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

115/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Mississippi

49th

Highest Housing Wage

$17.21/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

95/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Colorado

8th

Highest Housing Wage

$32.13/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

94/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Oregon

14th

Highest Housing Wage

$29.72/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

84/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Louisiana

35th

Highest Housing Wage

$19.39/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

107/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Wisconsin

33rd

Highest Housing Wage

$20.32/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

112/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

New Mexico

34th

Highest Housing Wage

$19.88/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

66/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Idaho

30th

Highest Housing Wage

$21.53/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

119/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Texas

21st

Highest Housing Wage

$25.06/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

138/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Missouri

41st

Highest Housing Wage

$18.54/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

62/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Connecticut

9th

Highest Housing Wage

$31.93/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

85/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Pennsylvania

27th

Highest Housing Wage

$23.61/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

130/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Maine

24th

Highest Housing Wage

$24.73/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

72/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Wyoming

45th

Highest Housing Wage

$17.94/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

99/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Alabama

43rd

Highest Housing Wage

$18.13/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

100/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

New York

4th

Highest Housing Wage

$40.08/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

113/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Illinois

25th

Highest Housing Wage

$24.59/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

76/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Utah

22nd

Highest Housing Wage

$24.93/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

138/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Montana

36th

Highest Housing Wage

$19.28/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

77/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Delaware

19th

Highest Housing Wage

$26.09/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

89/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Puerto Rico

52nd

Highest Housing Wage

$10.36/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

44/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Maryland

10th

Highest Housing Wage

$31.08/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

94/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Alaska

18th

Highest Housing Wage

$26.32/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

97/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

North Carolina

29th

Highest Housing Wage

$21.54/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

119/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Indiana

38th

Highest Housing Wage

$19.00/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

105/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Vermont

20th

Highest Housing Wage

$25.54/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

78/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Nebraska

39th

Highest Housing Wage

$18.91/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

72/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

District of Columbia

6th

Highest Housing Wage

$35.35/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

83/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Rhode Island

16th

Highest Housing Wage

$27.78/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

85/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Massachusetts

3rd

Highest Housing Wage

$41.64/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

111/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Arizona

12th

Highest Housing Wage

$29.93/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

86/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

North Dakota

47th

Highest Housing Wage

$17.79/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

98/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Iowa

42nd

Highest Housing Wage

$18.13/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

100/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

Virginia

17th

Highest Housing Wage

$26.84/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

89/wk

Hours of work needed at the minimum wage (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)

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