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 $20.00
$20.00 - $30.00
Above $30.00
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

New Jersey

7th

Highest Housing Wage

$38.08/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

101/wk

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

Hawaii

4th

Highest Housing Wage

$44.60/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

127/wk

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

Texas

23rd

Highest Housing Wage

$27.88/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

154/wk

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

Mississippi

45th

Highest Housing Wage

$20.03/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)

Colorado

8th

Highest Housing Wage

$37.47/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

104/wk

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

Oregon

15th

Highest Housing Wage

$32.34/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

88/wk

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

Louisiana

33rd

Highest Housing Wage

$22.11/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

122/wk

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

Wyoming

37th

Highest Housing Wage

$20.98/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

116/wk

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

New Mexico

35th

Highest Housing Wage

$21.81/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

73/wk

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

Idaho

32nd

Highest Housing Wage

$23.06/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

127/wk

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

Utah

25th

Highest Housing Wage

$26.89/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

148/wk

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

Missouri

40th

Highest Housing Wage

$20.83/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

68/wk

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

Connecticut

11th

Highest Housing Wage

$34.54/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

88/wk

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

Pennsylvania

27th

Highest Housing Wage

$26.26/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

145/wk

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

Maine

26th

Highest Housing Wage

$26.38/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

75/wk

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

Puerto Rico

52nd

Highest Housing Wage

$11.58/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)

Alabama

39th

Highest Housing Wage

$20.88/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)

New York

3rd

Highest Housing Wage

$44.77/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)

Illinois

21st

Highest Housing Wage

$28.81/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

82/wk

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

Vermont

19th

Highest Housing Wage

$29.42/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)

Montana

42nd

Highest Housing Wage

$20.73/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

81/wk

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

Delaware

17th

Highest Housing Wage

$30.65/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

93/wk

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

Rhode Island

12th

Highest Housing Wage

$33.20/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)

Maryland

9th

Highest Housing Wage

$36.70/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)

Alaska

22nd

Highest Housing Wage

$28.61/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)

North Carolina

28th

Highest Housing Wage

$25.21/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)

Indiana

34th

Highest Housing Wage

$22.07/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

122/wk

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

Virginia

18th

Highest Housing Wage

$30.25/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

101/wk

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

Nebraska

44th

Highest Housing Wage

$20.32/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

68/wk

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

District of Columbia

6th

Highest Housing Wage

$39.33/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

90/wk

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

South Carolina

30th

Highest Housing Wage

$24.08/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

133/wk

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

Massachusetts

2nd

Highest Housing Wage

$44.84/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

120/wk

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

Arizona

14th

Highest Housing Wage

$32.70/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)

North Dakota

51st

Highest Housing Wage

$18.38/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

101/wk

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

Iowa

49th

Highest Housing Wage

$18.86/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

104/wk

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

Nevada

16th

Highest Housing Wage

$30.87/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)

Florida

10th

Highest Housing Wage

$35.24/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

117/wk

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

South Dakota

47th

Highest Housing Wage

$19.68/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

70/wk

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

Michigan

31st

Highest Housing Wage

$23.16/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

90/wk

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

Arkansas

48th

Highest Housing Wage

$18.97/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

69/wk

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

Ohio

41st

Highest Housing Wage

$20.81/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

80/wk

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

Kansas

43rd

Highest Housing Wage

$20.38/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)

West Virginia

50th

Highest Housing Wage

$18.46/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)

New Hampshire

13th

Highest Housing Wage

$32.81/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

181/wk

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

Georgia

20th

Highest Housing Wage

$28.98/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

160/wk

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

Tennessee

29th

Highest Housing Wage

$24.31/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

134/wk

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

Minnesota

24th

Highest Housing Wage

$27.27/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

101/wk

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

California

1st

Highest Housing Wage

$47.38/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)

Oklahoma

46th

Highest Housing Wage

$19.91/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

110/wk

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

Kentucky

38th

Highest Housing Wage

$20.97/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

116/wk

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

Wisconsin

36th

Highest Housing Wage

$21.71/hr

Required to afford a 2 bedroom rental home

120/wk

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

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