Massachusetts

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Massachusetts

State Facts

Minimum Wage $15.00
2-Bedroom Housing Wage $45.90
Number of Renter Households 1,033,084
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
325,216
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
31%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
477,409
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
45%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$780/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$1,060/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,766/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$1,966/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$2,387/mo

Working at minimum wage $15.00/hr

Each week you have to work 101 hours

To afford a modest 1 bedroom rental home at Fair Market Rent

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Massachusetts Massachusetts Non-metropolitan areas Barnstable Town MSA Berkshire County (part) HMFA Boston-Cambridge-Quincy HMFA Brockton HMFA Eastern Worcester County HMFA Easton-Raynham HMFA Fitchburg-Leominster HMFA Franklin County HMFA Lawrence HMFA Lowell HMFA New Bedford HMFA Pittsfield HMFA Providence-Fall River HMFA Springfield HMFA Taunton-Mansfield-Norton HMFA Western Worcester County HMFA Worcester HMFA Dukes County Nantucket County
Number of Households
Total 2,762,070 12,410 102,981 20,097 1,419,598 95,881 35,874 15,223 61,097 31,498 114,012 117,711 68,587 36,420 103,782 245,987 44,610 11,792 224,510 7,362 5,048
Renter 1,033,084 3,054 20,027 5,334 583,949 27,331 7,293 3,407 20,613 9,848 44,513 36,427 30,828 11,641 40,769 88,877 12,655 2,755 83,763 1,867 1,187
Percent Renters 37% 25% 19% 27% 41% 29% 20% 22% 34% 31% 39% 31% 45% 32% 39% 36% 28% 23% 37% 25% 24%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $35.49 $37.17 $33.44 $22.08 $43.52 $30.90 $27.08 $35.00 $21.90 $20.60 $25.88 $29.56 $20.79 $20.71 $23.71 $20.08 $25.04 $20.13 $27.48 $32.71 $44.19
One-Bedroom $37.81 $38.35 $34.38 $24.54 $46.04 $31.77 $30.10 $35.23 $25.62 $22.90 $28.81 $32.87 $22.63 $23.73 $25.37 $23.17 $27.83 $22.21 $27.65 $32.94 $46.85
Two-Bedroom $45.90 $47.36 $45.12 $32.19 $54.56 $41.44 $39.48 $46.21 $31.94 $30.04 $37.75 $43.12 $27.85 $30.21 $31.04 $28.77 $36.52 $28.12 $35.65 $42.73 $54.65
Three-Bedroom $55.68 $62.20 $55.37 $39.00 $65.73 $52.50 $55.33 $55.67 $41.63 $36.19 $45.48 $51.94 $33.56 $38.77 $37.40 $35.06 $46.25 $39.40 $43.56 $59.88 $65.85
Four-Bedroom $61.73 $74.46 $63.62 $54.06 $72.33 $56.79 $63.40 $67.48 $47.60 $40.38 $50.06 $57.15 $40.15 $41.65 $45.37 $39.17 $48.42 $47.21 $47.94 $63.46 $91.77
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $1,846 $1,933 $1,739 $1,148 $2,263 $1,607 $1,408 $1,820 $1,139 $1,071 $1,346 $1,537 $1,081 $1,077 $1,233 $1,044 $1,302 $1,047 $1,429 $1,701 $2,298
One-Bedroom $1,966 $1,994 $1,788 $1,276 $2,394 $1,652 $1,565 $1,832 $1,332 $1,191 $1,498 $1,709 $1,177 $1,234 $1,319 $1,205 $1,447 $1,155 $1,438 $1,713 $2,436
Two-Bedroom $2,387 $2,463 $2,346 $1,674 $2,837 $2,155 $2,053 $2,403 $1,661 $1,562 $1,963 $2,242 $1,448 $1,571 $1,614 $1,496 $1,899 $1,462 $1,854 $2,222 $2,842
Three-Bedroom $2,895 $3,234 $2,879 $2,028 $3,418 $2,730 $2,877 $2,895 $2,165 $1,882 $2,365 $2,701 $1,745 $2,016 $1,945 $1,823 $2,405 $2,049 $2,265 $3,114 $3,424
Four-Bedroom $3,210 $3,872 $3,308 $2,811 $3,761 $2,953 $3,297 $3,509 $2,475 $2,100 $2,603 $2,972 $2,088 $2,166 $2,359 $2,037 $2,518 $2,455 $2,493 $3,300 $4,772
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $73,823 $77,321 $69,560 $45,920 $90,520 $64,280 $56,320 $72,800 $45,560 $42,840 $53,840 $61,480 $43,240 $43,080 $49,320 $41,760 $52,080 $41,880 $57,160 $68,040 $91,920
One-Bedroom $78,641 $79,760 $71,520 $51,040 $95,760 $66,080 $62,600 $73,280 $53,280 $47,640 $59,920 $68,360 $47,080 $49,360 $52,760 $48,200 $57,880 $46,200 $57,520 $68,520 $97,440
Two-Bedroom $95,476 $98,519 $93,840 $66,960 $113,480 $86,200 $82,120 $96,120 $66,440 $62,480 $78,520 $89,680 $57,920 $62,840 $64,560 $59,840 $75,960 $58,480 $74,160 $88,880 $113,680
Three-Bedroom $115,807 $129,380 $115,160 $81,120 $136,720 $109,200 $115,080 $115,800 $86,600 $75,280 $94,600 $108,040 $69,800 $80,640 $77,800 $72,920 $96,200 $81,960 $90,600 $124,560 $136,960
Four-Bedroom $128,396 $154,885 $132,320 $112,440 $150,440 $118,120 $131,880 $140,360 $99,000 $84,000 $104,120 $118,880 $83,520 $86,640 $94,360 $81,480 $100,720 $98,200 $99,720 $132,000 $190,880
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780 $780
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 95 99 89 59 116 82 72 93 58 55 69 79 55 55 63 54 67 54 73 87 118
One-Bedroom 101 102 92 65 123 85 80 94 68 61 77 88 60 63 68 62 74 59 74 88 125
Two-Bedroom 122 126 120 86 145 111 105 123 85 80 101 115 74 81 83 77 97 75 95 114 146
Three-Bedroom 148 166 148 104 175 140 148 148 111 97 121 139 89 103 100 93 123 105 116 160 176
Four-Bedroom 165 199 170 144 193 151 169 180 127 108 133 152 107 111 121 104 129 126 128 169 245
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081 $1,081
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324 $324
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $42,383 $47,235 $37,230 $32,550 $48,270 $39,420 $52,110 $48,510 $33,000 $31,320 $42,390 $41,070 $27,990 $31,140 $34,290 $30,578 $37,680 $30,690 $36,660 $45,990 $49,050
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $70,638 $78,725 $62,050 $54,250 $80,450 $65,700 $86,850 $80,850 $55,000 $52,200 $70,650 $68,450 $46,650 $51,900 $57,150 $50,963 $62,800 $51,150 $61,100 $76,650 $81,750
Median Renter Household Income $65,746 $55,575 $50,008 $33,649 $78,076 $54,036 $60,612 $59,547 $44,332 $39,901 $55,776 $67,115 $43,585 $39,472 $46,168 $39,804 $54,368 $38,009 $54,992 $32,866 $91,294
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,060 $1,181 $931 $814 $1,207 $986 $1,303 $1,213 $825 $783 $1,060 $1,027 $700 $779 $857 $764 $942 $767 $917 $1,150 $1,226
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,766 $1,968 $1,551 $1,356 $2,011 $1,643 $2,171 $2,021 $1,375 $1,305 $1,766 $1,711 $1,166 $1,298 $1,429 $1,274 $1,570 $1,279 $1,528 $1,916 $2,044
Median Renter Household Income $1,644 $1,389 $1,250 $841 $1,952 $1,351 $1,515 $1,489 $1,108 $998 $1,394 $1,678 $1,090 $987 $1,154 $995 $1,359 $950 $1,375 $822 $2,282

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

Occupation Total Employment Median Hourly Wage
Cashiers 62,060 $17.03
Fast Food and Counter Workers 81,770 $17.16
Retail Salespersons 86,410 $17.77
Waiters and Waitresses 50,160 $17.81
Stockers and Order Fillers 48,880 $18.58
Home Health and Personal Care Aides 108,090 $19.34
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 56,160 $21.81
Security Guards 24,100 $21.99
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 35,620 $22.05
Nursing Assistants 38,280 $22.22
Cooks, Restaurant 31,640 $22.64
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 23,390 $22.82
Customer Service Representatives 54,660 $23.52
Office Clerks, General 50,180 $23.93
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 34,570 $26.27
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 28,170 $27.42
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 31,010 $27.95
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 32,170 $29.67
All Occupations 3,642,650 $30.47
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 39,170 $36.82
Housing Wage 1 Bedroom $37.81
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 24,280 $38.50
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 32,730 $39.57
Human Resources Specialists 25,490 $40.11
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 37,320 $45.72
Housing Wage 2 Bedroom $45.90
Accountants and Auditors 45,520 $47.26
Registered Nurses 90,190 $49.90
General and Operations Managers 105,350 $60.59
Management Analysts 30,100 $64.51
Software Developers 54,260 $73.65
Financial Managers 27,690 $88.64
Computer and Information Systems Managers 25,640 $99.47