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                            National Low Income Housing Coalition            
                    
                                  
                        
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              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.    
                    
                
                
                
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        $15.00
          
          
          
                
                
          
            
                
        $15.00 - $20.00
          
          
          
                
                
        Above
          
            
                
        $20.00
          
          
            
                    
          
            
                    
            
              
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        Indiana
        38th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $16.03/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $12.87/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $527          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $730.00    
          
                        
                      
        Pennsylvania
        24th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $19.35/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $15.68/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $591          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $796.00    
          
                        
                      
        Wyoming
        35th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $16.46/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $13.05/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $584          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $768.00    
          
                        
                      
        Wisconsin
        32nd
        Highest Housing Wage
        $16.77/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $13.41/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $587          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $718.00    
          
                        
                      
        West Virginia
        50th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $14.27/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $11.75/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $455.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $459          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $627.00    
            
                        
                      
        Virginia
        13th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $23.13/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        128/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $19.70/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $671          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $950.00    
          
                        
                      
        Vermont
        16th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $22.78/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $18.18/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $561.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $583          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $697.00    
          
                        
                      
        Utah
        27th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $18.30/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $14.89/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $596          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $747.00    
          
                        
                      
        Texas
        20th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $20.29/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $16.51/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $546          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $985.00    
          
                        
                      
        Tennessee
        34th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $16.58/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $13.58/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $486          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $789.00    
          
                        
                      
        South Dakota
        46th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $15.30/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        67/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $12.04/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $473.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $549          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $637.00    
          
                        
                      
        South Carolina
        28th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $17.27/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $14.67/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $492          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $689.00    
          
                        
                      
        Rhode Island
        18th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $20.86/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        79/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $17.34/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $546.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $621          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $729.00    
          
                        
                      
        Puerto Rico
        52nd
        Highest Housing Wage
        $9.59/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        53/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $8.12/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $195          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $381.00    
          
                        
                      
        Oregon
        14th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $22.97/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $18.87/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $585.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $567          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $841.00    
          
                        
                      
        Oklahoma
        43rd
        Highest Housing Wage
        $15.54/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $12.21/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $496          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $756.00    
          
                        
                      
        Ohio
        42nd
        Highest Housing Wage
        $15.73/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        74/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $12.34/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $445.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $533          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $724.00    
          
                        
                      
        North Dakota
        33rd
        Highest Housing Wage
        $16.65/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        92/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $13.12/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $627          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $840.00    
          
                        
                      
        North Carolina
        30th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $16.95/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $14.17/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $508          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $795.00    
          
                        
                      
        New York
        5th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $30.76/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $26.34/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $577.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $637          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $1,300.00    
          
                        
                      
        New Mexico
        36th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $16.34/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        87/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $13.32/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $390.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $461          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $697.00    
          
                        
                      
        New Jersey
        6th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $28.86/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $23.58/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $460.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $743          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $971.00    
          
                        
                      
        New Hampshire
        12th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $23.23/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        128/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $18.11/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $686          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $813.00    
          
                        
                      
        Nevada
        25th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $18.85/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $15.10/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $429.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $522          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $891.00    
          
                        
                      
        Nebraska
        37th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $16.08/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        71/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $12.67/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $468.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $576          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $689.00    
          
                        
                      
        Montana
        40th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $15.97/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $12.44/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $442.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $530          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $649.00    
          
                        
                      
        Missouri
        39th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $16.00/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        74/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $12.62/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $447.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $535          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $765.00    
          
                        
                      
        Mississippi
        49th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $14.43/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $11.88/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $414          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $614.00    
          
                        
                      
        Minnesota
        22nd
        Highest Housing Wage
        $19.74/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $15.59/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $513.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $670          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $808.00    
          
                        
                      
        Michigan
        29th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $17.25/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $13.59/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $491.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $542          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $778.00    
          
                        
                      
        Massachusetts
        3rd
        Highest Housing Wage
        $33.81/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $27.41/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $624.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $769          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $1,078.00    
          
                        
                      
        Maryland
        8th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $27.52/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $22.95/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $525.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $792          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $930.00    
          
                        
                      
        Maine
        21st
        Highest Housing Wage
        $19.91/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $15.82/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $572.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $537          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $615.00    
          
                        
                      
        Louisiana
        31st
        Highest Housing Wage
        $16.86/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $14.05/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $466          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $743.00    
          
                        
                      
        Kentucky
        48th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $14.84/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $11.73/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $477          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $694.00    
          
                        
                      
        Kansas
        41st
        Highest Housing Wage
        $15.92/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $12.48/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $547          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $712.00    
          
                        
                      
        Iowa
        45th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $15.44/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $12.10/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $579          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $674.00    
          
                        
                      
        Illinois
        19th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $20.85/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $17.54/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $429.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $621          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $899.00    
          
                        
                      
        Idaho
        44th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $15.47/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $12.09/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $499          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $669.00    
          
                        
                      
        Hawaii
        1st
        Highest Housing Wage
        $36.82/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        146/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $28.04/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $525.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $694          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $868.00    
          
                        
                      
        Georgia
        26th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $18.42/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        102/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $15.80/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $523          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $886.00    
          
                        
                      
        Florida
        15th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $22.86/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        108/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $18.41/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $440.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $491          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $867.00    
          
                        
                      
        District of Columbia
        4th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $32.02/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $27.96/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $728.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $910          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $1,486.00    
          
                        
                      
        Delaware
        17th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $21.97/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $18.03/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $455.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $610          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $905.00    
          
                        
                      
        Connecticut
        9th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $25.40/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $20.47/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $525.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $764          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $912.00    
          
                        
                      
        Colorado
        10th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $25.33/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $20.20/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $577.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $652          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $972.00    
          
                        
                      
        California
        2nd
        Highest Housing Wage
        $34.69/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $27.34/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $624.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $642          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $1,185.00    
          
                        
                      
        Arkansas
        51st
        Highest Housing Wage
        $14.26/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $11.36/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $481.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $439          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $704.00    
          
                        
                      
        Arizona
        23rd
        Highest Housing Wage
        $19.52/hr
        Required to afford
         a 2 bedroom rental home
        71/wk
        Hours of work needed at the minimum wage 
        (to afford 2 bedroom rental home)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $15.56/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $572.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $515          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $887.00    
          
                        
                      
        Alaska
        11th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $24.84/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $19.18/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $514.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $715          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $986.00    
          
                        
                      
        Alabama
        47th
        Highest Housing Wage
        $14.92/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)
         More info              
                  Hourly wage:     $12.36/hr          Minimum Wage Worker:     $377.00          Household at 30% of Area Median Income:     $486          Worker Earning Average Renter Wage:     $671.00    
            
                    
          
            
          
          
            
            
            
            
              
            
            
              
            
          
              
              
                  
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