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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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