Hourly pay to afford one-bedroom rent is more than double minimum wage – Business Insider

A minimum-wage worker needs 2.5 full-time jobs to afford a one-bedroom apartment in most of the US

Many minimum-wage workers can’t even afford a modest one-bedroom apartment, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual report. The national housing wage for a modest one-bedroom apartment is $17.90, while the federal minimum wage is $7.25. A low-income worker earning the federal minimum wage would need 2.5 jobs to afford a one-bedroom apartment.