Minimum wage workers in NYC need 111 hours a week to afford a 1BR

[mattw1313]

Minimum wage workers in New York City need to clock over 100 hours a week to afford rent

In many major U.S. cities, minimum wage workers need to clock in over 50 hours each week to be able to afford rent on a one-bedroom home.

www.cnbc.com

other top cities are pretty much neck and neck:

New York City​

Hours required: 111
Minimum wage: $15

Chicago​

Hours required: 112
Minimum wage: $15.40

Houston​

Hours required: 104
Minimum wage: $7.25

Phoenix​

Hours required: 65
Minimum wage: $12.80

Philadelphia​

Hours required: 110
Minimum wage: $7.25

San Antonio, Texas​

Hours required: 97
Minimum wage: $7.25

San Diego​

Hours required: 90
Minimum wage: $15

Dallas​

Hours required: 120
Minimum wage: $7.25

San Jose, California​

Hours required: 141
Minimum wage: $16.20

Los Angeles
Hours required: 84

Minimum wage: $15.96

 

[In The Zone '98]

"Single" living is a thing of the past.

You live with family, partner or friends.

 

[beenz]

"Single" living is a thing of the past.

You live with family, partner or friends.

I live solo now. I've never lived with roommates other than in college. Never as an adult. The only people I've lived with as an adult is my ex wife and kids. I'm too damn old to be having roommates at this point in my life

 

[Unknown Poster]

"Single" living is a thing of the past.

You live with family, partner or friends.

I live alone.

Makes me happy I moved out of New York City, the cost of living was killing me.

I love not having roommates.

 

[bnew]

and folks wonder why crime is up.

 

[Raw Lyrics]

I live solo now. I've never lived with roommates other than in college. Never as an adult. The only people I've lived with as an adult is my ex wife and kids. I'm too damn old to be having roommates at this point in my life

What city do you live in?

 

[Seoul Gleou]

so there are 168 hours in a week

you mean to tell me i need to work 111 hours a week to just afford RENT?

67% percent of my week is spent working...for RENT. not even utilities. Just rent

America is a fukking joke. Hell yeah I'd rather rob a nikka or be in jail than do that shyt.

imagine spending almost 70% of your life just working to pay rent. fukk off

 

[Shadow King]

Those hours in then Texas cities looking long. Can the Coli stop lying about 50K being Mansa Musa there/in the South in general?

 

[LunaticVillage415]

Those hours in then Texas cities looking long. Can the Coli stop lying about 50K being Mansa Musa there/in the South in general?

That’s because East Coast/West Coast brehs do’t realize there is no local minimum wages in the South/flyover states and that people actually working for federal minimum wage in the South. Also, $20 an hour is rarer in the South than it is in Cali, DMV, NYC where $20 an hour is an exploitative entry level wage in a dead end job. And many jobs pay less than that and have the audacity to demand years of experience and or degrees/certs. The rough ballpark lowest entry level wage in NY, MD, Cali is like ~$15 an hour.

The lowest wage I’ve seen people work for in the DMV/Baltimore area in recent years is $10 an hour and the only people who work there live on Section 8 and aren’t allowed to make over a certainty amount of money or else they lose their voucher and housing. And you basically have to be straight assed out homeless, living in a shelter and on the street documented homeless not sleeping on somebody couch, for at least six months to get a Section 8 housing voucher. And they more likely to give vouchers to women with hella kids and old heads.

 

[NoMorePie]

Well there's 168 hours in a week

You can be working while the rest of the state is sleeping

If you want it, go and get it!


- some employer somewhere, probably

 

[Shadow King]

That’s because East Coast/West Coast brehs do’t realize there is no local minimum wages in the South/flyover states and that people actually working for federal minimum wage in the South. Also, $20 an hour is rarer in the South than it is in Cali, DMV, NYC where $20 an hour is an exploitative entry level wage in a dead end job. And many jobs pay less than that and have the audacity to demand years of experience and or degrees/certs. The rough ballpark lowest entry level wage in NY, MD, Cali is like ~$15 an hour.

The lowest wage I’ve seen people work for in the DMV/Baltimore area in recent years is $10 an hour and the only people who work there live on Section 8 and aren’t allowed to make over a certainty amount of money or else they lose their voucher and housing. And you basically have to be straight assed out homeless, living in a shelter and on the street documented homeless not sleeping on somebody couch, for at least six months to get a Section 8 housing voucher. And they more likely to give vouchers to women with hella kids and old heads.

No we do realize that, because we also realize that those flyover/less developed states have a lot of pass-thru towns where ain't nobody trying to live, and to live metro areas even in these states there's an earning standard.

On top of hyperbole. Yes, I'm sure there's parts of the South/Midwest where you'll be making it at 50K, but all the "life like a king" shyt is cap unless you rented/bought a home a while ago and are grandfathered in/ain't moving.

 

[hatealot]

That’s because East Coast/West Coast brehs do’t realize there is no local minimum wages in the South/flyover states and that people actually working for federal minimum wage in the South. Also, $20 an hour is rarer in the South than it is in Cali, DMV, NYC where $20 an hour is an exploitative entry level wage in a dead end job. And many jobs pay less than that and have the audacity to demand years of experience and or degrees/certs. The rough ballpark lowest entry level wage in NY, MD, Cali is like ~$15 an hour.

The lowest wage I’ve seen people work for in the DMV/Baltimore area in recent years is $10 an hour and the only people who work there live on Section 8 and aren’t allowed to make over a certainty amount of money or else they lose their voucher and housing. And you basically have to be straight assed out homeless, living in a shelter and on the street documented homeless not sleeping on somebody couch, for at least six months to get a Section 8 housing voucher. And they more likely to give vouchers to women with hella kids and old heads.

20/hr is minimum pay in Atlanta if you have 5 years of full time exp or a bachelors degree.
But rent is jumping up crazy now. Everyone I know is getting 10-15% rent increases.

 

[Grand Cru Boo]

Minimum wage is for kids, migrants, or justice impacted individuals who recently returned to society. If you don’t fall into one of these categories and you out here hustling for pennies that is on you. Second note, shame on the greedy “free enterprise” corps that continue to up the ante in these “desirable cities” unfortunately, this is a tale as old as time. The ones who can will, the ones who can’t, will die. Go and get it by any means

 

[Sir Richard Spirit]

“Fly over states” still winning.

 

[It is a mystery]

NY Lost