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South Dakota

State Facts

Minimum Wage$10.80
2-Bedroom Housing Wage$17.49
Number of Renter Households109,102
Number of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
25,168
Percent of Renter Households
Below 30% AMI
23%
Number of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
46,064
Percent of Renter Households
Below 50% AMI
42%

Affordable Rent for Low Income Households

Minimum Wage Worker

$562/mo

Household at 30% of Area Median Income

$691/mo

Household at 50% of Area Median Income

$1,152/mo

Fair Market Rent

1-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$720/mo

2-Bedroom Fair Market Rent

$909/mo

Working at minimum wage $10.80/hr

Each week you have to work 51 hours

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

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Number of Households
Total 345,779 175,420 11,157 44,003 6,839 108,360 1,047 7,617 991 2,445 13,233 16,200 1,990 517 3,993 654 2,959 1,383 5,322 11,963 1,070 3,626 8,485 2,303 1,794 1,650 1,089 1,489 3,149 764 3,039 1,567 712 2,080 1,358 1,096 511 7,490 2,912 548 722 847 381 1,991 4,619 11,109 24,719 1,215 1,708 2,176 872 11,157 586 910 77,998 2,474 2,595 44,003 1,280 1,067 3,648 896 2,459 1,249 578 2,411 2,101 3,467 6,839 2,310 9,657 689
Renter 109,102 54,505 2,810 13,556 2,076 36,155 224 2,356 441 522 5,346 5,595 697 264 895 114 782 253 2,449 3,967 501 611 3,163 561 426 688 263 267 766 132 479 383 141 394 396 144 170 2,136 676 95 274 149 104 400 1,278 4,036 6,550 417 349 416 173 2,810 250 182 28,469 698 1,249 13,556 264 224 1,218 230 574 211 99 1,301 597 720 2,076 680 2,946 305
Percent Renters 32% 31% 25% 31% 30% 33% 21% 31% 45% 21% 40% 35% 35% 51% 22% 17% 26% 18% 46% 33% 47% 17% 37% 24% 24% 42% 24% 18% 24% 17% 16% 24% 20% 19% 29% 13% 33% 29% 23% 17% 38% 18% 27% 20% 28% 36% 26% 34% 20% 19% 20% 25% 43% 20% 36% 28% 48% 31% 21% 21% 33% 26% 23% 17% 17% 54% 28% 21% 30% 29% 31% 44%
Housing Wage
Zero-Bedroom $12.46 $11.58 $13.02 $12.79 $11.92 $13.65 $11.06 $11.27 $11.40 $11.06 $12.75 $12.27 $11.06 $11.75 $12.42 $11.06 $11.06 $11.06 $11.23 $11.56 $11.06 $14.13 $11.40 $11.06 $11.06 $11.06 $12.15 $11.06 $13.56 $11.08 $11.06 $11.06 $12.04 $11.06 $11.06 $11.06 $11.15 $11.56 $11.54 $11.06 $11.06 $11.06 $11.15 $11.46 $11.06 $11.23 $13.65 $11.06 $11.06 $13.65 $11.06 $13.02 $11.06 $11.06 $13.65 $11.06 $11.06 $12.79 $11.06 $11.06 $11.06 $11.06 $11.06 $12.94 $11.15 $11.06 $11.06 $13.65 $11.92 $11.06 $11.06 $11.06
One-Bedroom $13.84 $12.70 $14.79 $14.54 $13.56 $15.25 $13.27 $12.10 $14.12 $12.08 $12.88 $12.37 $12.08 $12.83 $13.52 $12.08 $13.58 $12.08 $12.75 $13.13 $14.06 $15.42 $12.44 $12.52 $12.08 $13.81 $13.27 $12.08 $14.81 $12.10 $12.08 $12.42 $13.15 $12.69 $12.08 $12.08 $12.19 $13.13 $13.10 $12.08 $14.06 $14.06 $12.19 $12.52 $12.19 $12.77 $15.25 $12.08 $12.08 $15.25 $12.08 $14.79 $12.08 $12.08 $15.25 $12.62 $12.08 $14.54 $12.77 $12.08 $12.94 $12.62 $12.33 $14.13 $12.19 $12.08 $12.08 $15.25 $13.56 $12.08 $12.27 $12.08
Two-Bedroom $17.49 $16.45 $19.46 $19.13 $17.85 $18.25 $15.88 $15.92 $16.40 $15.88 $16.71 $15.94 $15.88 $16.88 $17.79 $15.88 $15.88 $15.88 $16.79 $17.29 $15.88 $20.31 $16.38 $15.88 $15.88 $15.88 $17.46 $15.88 $19.48 $15.92 $15.88 $15.88 $17.31 $15.88 $15.88 $15.88 $16.04 $17.29 $17.25 $15.88 $15.88 $15.88 $16.04 $16.48 $15.88 $16.81 $18.25 $15.88 $15.88 $18.25 $15.88 $19.46 $15.88 $15.88 $18.25 $15.88 $15.88 $19.13 $15.88 $15.88 $15.88 $15.88 $15.88 $18.62 $16.04 $15.88 $15.88 $18.25 $17.85 $15.90 $15.88 $15.88
Three-Bedroom $23.69 $22.42 $25.87 $26.42 $21.90 $24.50 $19.75 $20.71 $19.96 $22.58 $23.75 $22.65 $22.58 $20.56 $21.65 $22.35 $21.75 $19.33 $23.87 $23.54 $19.33 $26.71 $22.44 $20.79 $22.58 $20.33 $23.31 $21.21 $23.71 $21.25 $19.46 $22.58 $23.10 $22.23 $22.58 $21.79 $21.40 $24.58 $21.00 $19.33 $20.04 $22.58 $21.40 $20.06 $22.58 $23.88 $24.50 $19.33 $22.58 $24.50 $22.58 $25.87 $20.88 $19.33 $24.50 $21.83 $20.83 $26.42 $21.27 $21.21 $21.48 $22.58 $19.33 $24.85 $21.40 $21.23 $19.94 $24.50 $21.90 $19.37 $22.19 $19.69
Four-Bedroom $28.69 $26.98 $33.15 $29.02 $23.98 $31.08 $25.90 $24.17 $26.75 $22.94 $28.46 $27.15 $27.06 $27.52 $29.00 $25.90 $23.50 $22.75 $28.60 $29.44 $21.98 $33.12 $27.90 $25.90 $25.90 $21.40 $28.46 $27.06 $31.77 $25.96 $25.90 $27.06 $28.21 $22.31 $25.90 $21.87 $26.15 $28.19 $23.17 $25.90 $22.19 $25.90 $26.15 $26.87 $25.38 $28.63 $31.08 $27.06 $25.90 $31.08 $25.90 $33.15 $25.90 $25.90 $31.08 $27.06 $25.81 $29.02 $25.90 $21.50 $25.94 $25.90 $22.58 $30.35 $26.15 $25.90 $25.90 $31.08 $23.98 $23.92 $26.27 $24.37
Fair Market Rent
Zero-Bedroom $648 $602 $677 $665 $620 $710 $575 $586 $593 $575 $663 $638 $575 $611 $646 $575 $575 $575 $584 $601 $575 $735 $593 $575 $575 $575 $632 $575 $705 $576 $575 $575 $626 $575 $575 $575 $580 $601 $600 $575 $575 $575 $580 $596 $575 $584 $710 $575 $575 $710 $575 $677 $575 $575 $710 $575 $575 $665 $575 $575 $575 $575 $575 $673 $580 $575 $575 $710 $620 $575 $575 $575
One-Bedroom $720 $660 $769 $756 $705 $793 $690 $629 $734 $628 $670 $643 $628 $667 $703 $628 $706 $628 $663 $683 $731 $802 $647 $651 $628 $718 $690 $628 $770 $629 $628 $646 $684 $660 $628 $628 $634 $683 $681 $628 $731 $731 $634 $651 $634 $664 $793 $628 $628 $793 $628 $769 $628 $628 $793 $656 $628 $756 $664 $628 $673 $656 $641 $735 $634 $628 $628 $793 $705 $628 $638 $628
Two-Bedroom $909 $856 $1,012 $995 $928 $949 $826 $828 $853 $826 $869 $829 $826 $878 $925 $826 $826 $826 $873 $899 $826 $1,056 $852 $826 $826 $826 $908 $826 $1,013 $828 $826 $826 $900 $826 $826 $826 $834 $899 $897 $826 $826 $826 $834 $857 $826 $874 $949 $826 $826 $949 $826 $1,012 $826 $826 $949 $826 $826 $995 $826 $826 $826 $826 $826 $968 $834 $826 $826 $949 $928 $827 $826 $826
Three-Bedroom $1,232 $1,166 $1,345 $1,374 $1,139 $1,274 $1,027 $1,077 $1,038 $1,174 $1,235 $1,178 $1,174 $1,069 $1,126 $1,162 $1,131 $1,005 $1,241 $1,224 $1,005 $1,389 $1,167 $1,081 $1,174 $1,057 $1,212 $1,103 $1,233 $1,105 $1,012 $1,174 $1,201 $1,156 $1,174 $1,133 $1,113 $1,278 $1,092 $1,005 $1,042 $1,174 $1,113 $1,043 $1,174 $1,242 $1,274 $1,005 $1,174 $1,274 $1,174 $1,345 $1,086 $1,005 $1,274 $1,135 $1,083 $1,374 $1,106 $1,103 $1,117 $1,174 $1,005 $1,292 $1,113 $1,104 $1,037 $1,274 $1,139 $1,007 $1,154 $1,024
Four-Bedroom $1,492 $1,403 $1,724 $1,509 $1,247 $1,616 $1,347 $1,257 $1,391 $1,193 $1,480 $1,412 $1,407 $1,431 $1,508 $1,347 $1,222 $1,183 $1,487 $1,531 $1,143 $1,722 $1,451 $1,347 $1,347 $1,113 $1,480 $1,407 $1,652 $1,350 $1,347 $1,407 $1,467 $1,160 $1,347 $1,137 $1,360 $1,466 $1,205 $1,347 $1,154 $1,347 $1,360 $1,397 $1,320 $1,489 $1,616 $1,407 $1,347 $1,616 $1,347 $1,724 $1,347 $1,347 $1,616 $1,407 $1,342 $1,509 $1,347 $1,118 $1,349 $1,347 $1,174 $1,578 $1,360 $1,347 $1,347 $1,616 $1,247 $1,244 $1,366 $1,267
Annual Income Needed to Afford
Zero-Bedroom $25,916 $24,080 $27,080 $26,600 $24,800 $28,400 $23,000 $23,440 $23,720 $23,000 $26,520 $25,520 $23,000 $24,440 $25,840 $23,000 $23,000 $23,000 $23,360 $24,040 $23,000 $29,400 $23,720 $23,000 $23,000 $23,000 $25,280 $23,000 $28,200 $23,040 $23,000 $23,000 $25,040 $23,000 $23,000 $23,000 $23,200 $24,040 $24,000 $23,000 $23,000 $23,000 $23,200 $23,840 $23,000 $23,360 $28,400 $23,000 $23,000 $28,400 $23,000 $27,080 $23,000 $23,000 $28,400 $23,000 $23,000 $26,600 $23,000 $23,000 $23,000 $23,000 $23,000 $26,920 $23,200 $23,000 $23,000 $28,400 $24,800 $23,000 $23,000 $23,000
One-Bedroom $28,796 $26,419 $30,760 $30,240 $28,200 $31,720 $27,600 $25,160 $29,360 $25,120 $26,800 $25,720 $25,120 $26,680 $28,120 $25,120 $28,240 $25,120 $26,520 $27,320 $29,240 $32,080 $25,880 $26,040 $25,120 $28,720 $27,600 $25,120 $30,800 $25,160 $25,120 $25,840 $27,360 $26,400 $25,120 $25,120 $25,360 $27,320 $27,240 $25,120 $29,240 $29,240 $25,360 $26,040 $25,360 $26,560 $31,720 $25,120 $25,120 $31,720 $25,120 $30,760 $25,120 $25,120 $31,720 $26,240 $25,120 $30,240 $26,560 $25,120 $26,920 $26,240 $25,640 $29,400 $25,360 $25,120 $25,120 $31,720 $28,200 $25,120 $25,520 $25,120
Two-Bedroom $36,371 $34,223 $40,480 $39,800 $37,120 $37,960 $33,040 $33,120 $34,120 $33,040 $34,760 $33,160 $33,040 $35,120 $37,000 $33,040 $33,040 $33,040 $34,920 $35,960 $33,040 $42,240 $34,080 $33,040 $33,040 $33,040 $36,320 $33,040 $40,520 $33,120 $33,040 $33,040 $36,000 $33,040 $33,040 $33,040 $33,360 $35,960 $35,880 $33,040 $33,040 $33,040 $33,360 $34,280 $33,040 $34,960 $37,960 $33,040 $33,040 $37,960 $33,040 $40,480 $33,040 $33,040 $37,960 $33,040 $33,040 $39,800 $33,040 $33,040 $33,040 $33,040 $33,040 $38,720 $33,360 $33,040 $33,040 $37,960 $37,120 $33,080 $33,040 $33,040
Three-Bedroom $49,266 $46,635 $53,800 $54,960 $45,560 $50,960 $41,080 $43,080 $41,520 $46,960 $49,400 $47,120 $46,960 $42,760 $45,040 $46,480 $45,240 $40,200 $49,640 $48,960 $40,200 $55,560 $46,680 $43,240 $46,960 $42,280 $48,480 $44,120 $49,320 $44,200 $40,480 $46,960 $48,040 $46,240 $46,960 $45,320 $44,520 $51,120 $43,680 $40,200 $41,680 $46,960 $44,520 $41,720 $46,960 $49,680 $50,960 $40,200 $46,960 $50,960 $46,960 $53,800 $43,440 $40,200 $50,960 $45,400 $43,320 $54,960 $44,240 $44,120 $44,680 $46,960 $40,200 $51,680 $44,520 $44,160 $41,480 $50,960 $45,560 $40,280 $46,160 $40,960
Four-Bedroom $59,682 $56,119 $68,960 $60,360 $49,880 $64,640 $53,880 $50,280 $55,640 $47,720 $59,200 $56,480 $56,280 $57,240 $60,320 $53,880 $48,880 $47,320 $59,480 $61,240 $45,720 $68,880 $58,040 $53,880 $53,880 $44,520 $59,200 $56,280 $66,080 $54,000 $53,880 $56,280 $58,680 $46,400 $53,880 $45,480 $54,400 $58,640 $48,200 $53,880 $46,160 $53,880 $54,400 $55,880 $52,800 $59,560 $64,640 $56,280 $53,880 $64,640 $53,880 $68,960 $53,880 $53,880 $64,640 $56,280 $53,680 $60,360 $53,880 $44,720 $53,960 $53,880 $46,960 $63,120 $54,400 $53,880 $53,880 $64,640 $49,880 $49,760 $54,640 $50,680
Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80 $10.80
Rent Affordable for a Full-Time Worker at Minimum Wage $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562 $562
Work Hours/Week at Minimum Wage
Zero-Bedroom 46 43 48 47 44 51 41 42 42 41 47 45 41 44 46 41 41 41 42 43 41 52 42 41 41 41 45 41 50 41 41 41 45 41 41 41 41 43 43 41 41 41 41 42 41 42 51 41 41 51 41 48 41 41 51 41 41 47 41 41 41 41 41 48 41 41 41 51 44 41 41 41
One-Bedroom 51 47 55 54 50 56 49 45 52 45 48 46 45 48 50 45 50 45 47 49 52 57 46 46 45 51 49 45 55 45 45 46 49 47 45 45 45 49 49 45 52 52 45 46 45 47 56 45 45 56 45 55 45 45 56 47 45 54 47 45 48 47 46 52 45 45 45 56 50 45 45 45
Two-Bedroom 65 61 72 71 66 68 59 59 61 59 62 59 59 63 66 59 59 59 62 64 59 75 61 59 59 59 65 59 72 59 59 59 64 59 59 59 59 64 64 59 59 59 59 61 59 62 68 59 59 68 59 72 59 59 68 59 59 71 59 59 59 59 59 69 59 59 59 68 66 59 59 59
Three-Bedroom 88 83 96 98 81 91 73 77 74 84 88 84 84 76 80 83 81 72 88 87 72 99 83 77 84 75 86 79 88 79 72 84 86 82 84 81 79 91 78 72 74 84 79 74 84 88 91 72 84 91 84 96 77 72 91 81 77 98 79 79 80 84 72 92 79 79 74 91 81 72 82 73
Four-Bedroom 106 100 123 107 89 115 96 90 99 85 105 101 100 102 107 96 87 84 106 109 81 123 103 96 96 79 105 100 118 96 96 100 104 83 96 81 97 104 86 96 82 96 97 100 94 106 115 100 96 115 96 123 96 96 115 100 96 107 96 80 96 96 84 112 97 96 96 115 89 89 97 90
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Payment
SSI Monthly Payment $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914 $914
Rent affordable to SSI recipient $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274 $274
Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $27,640 $26,048 $26,610 $26,910 $25,590 $30,750 $26,910 $24,090 $14,820 $24,960 $30,930 $29,760 $26,010 $12,930 $21,630 $27,600 $21,630 $21,480 $30,510 $26,040 $16,110 $26,250 $27,000 $23,490 $26,280 $17,490 $28,980 $27,780 $21,750 $26,730 $28,440 $21,780 $20,520 $27,000 $29,430 $29,100 $24,180 $30,300 $27,900 $25,080 $11,700 $26,130 $21,060 $26,910 $27,960 $26,490 $30,750 $20,790 $30,330 $30,750 $22,680 $26,610 $15,270 $26,130 $30,750 $28,320 $12,900 $26,910 $25,260 $25,710 $20,550 $25,470 $27,360 $31,860 $26,100 $9,150 $21,000 $30,750 $25,590 $24,480 $27,810 $13,590
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $46,067 $43,413 $44,350 $44,850 $42,650 $51,250 $44,850 $40,150 $24,700 $41,600 $51,550 $49,600 $43,350 $21,550 $36,050 $46,000 $36,050 $35,800 $50,850 $43,400 $26,850 $43,750 $45,000 $39,150 $43,800 $29,150 $48,300 $46,300 $36,250 $44,550 $47,400 $36,300 $34,200 $45,000 $49,050 $48,500 $40,300 $50,500 $46,500 $41,800 $19,500 $43,550 $35,100 $44,850 $46,600 $44,150 $51,250 $34,650 $50,550 $51,250 $37,800 $44,350 $25,450 $43,550 $51,250 $47,200 $21,500 $44,850 $42,100 $42,850 $34,250 $42,450 $45,600 $53,100 $43,500 $15,250 $35,000 $51,250 $42,650 $40,800 $46,350 $22,650
Median Renter Household Income $44,011 $41,552 $51,328 $39,296 $56,448 $48,204 $60,119 $42,021 $39,717 $37,731 $47,935 $43,273 $58,348 $33,642 $39,731 $38,626 $32,647 $45,557 $36,831 $43,201 $26,143 $51,047 $38,864 $37,998 $46,725 $37,023 $40,799 $32,641 $24,698 $30,060 $34,922 $32,618 $21,458 $61,521 $42,053 $59,384 $61,453 $41,188 $45,806 $49,995 $24,031 $39,482 $52,188 $41,393 $43,485 $44,820 $66,906 $33,441 $59,136 $53,267 $46,819 $51,328 $33,292 $43,805 $44,115 $45,569 $30,371 $39,296 $40,125 $48,332 $37,040 $39,649 $51,241 $38,347 $56,771 $20,402 $34,732 $36,846 $56,448 $40,301 $45,926 $26,633
Rent Affordable at Different Income Levels
30% of Area Median Income (AMI) $691 $651 $665 $673 $640 $769 $673 $602 $371 $624 $773 $744 $650 $323 $541 $690 $541 $537 $763 $651 $403 $656 $675 $587 $657 $437 $725 $695 $544 $668 $711 $545 $513 $675 $736 $728 $605 $758 $698 $627 $293 $653 $527 $673 $699 $662 $769 $520 $758 $769 $567 $665 $382 $653 $769 $708 $323 $673 $632 $643 $514 $637 $684 $797 $653 $229 $525 $769 $640 $612 $695 $340
50% of Area Median Income (AMI) $1,152 $1,085 $1,109 $1,121 $1,066 $1,281 $1,121 $1,004 $618 $1,040 $1,289 $1,240 $1,084 $539 $901 $1,150 $901 $895 $1,271 $1,085 $671 $1,094 $1,125 $979 $1,095 $729 $1,208 $1,158 $906 $1,114 $1,185 $908 $855 $1,125 $1,226 $1,213 $1,008 $1,263 $1,163 $1,045 $488 $1,089 $878 $1,121 $1,165 $1,104 $1,281 $866 $1,264 $1,281 $945 $1,109 $636 $1,089 $1,281 $1,180 $538 $1,121 $1,053 $1,071 $856 $1,061 $1,140 $1,328 $1,088 $381 $875 $1,281 $1,066 $1,020 $1,159 $566
Median Renter Household Income $1,100 $1,039 $1,283 $982 $1,411 $1,205 $1,503 $1,051 $993 $943 $1,198 $1,082 $1,459 $841 $993 $966 $816 $1,139 $921 $1,080 $654 $1,276 $972 $950 $1,168 $926 $1,020 $816 $617 $752 $873 $815 $536 $1,538 $1,051 $1,485 $1,536 $1,030 $1,145 $1,250 $601 $987 $1,305 $1,035 $1,087 $1,121 $1,673 $836 $1,478 $1,332 $1,170 $1,283 $832 $1,095 $1,103 $1,139 $759 $982 $1,003 $1,208 $926 $991 $1,281 $959 $1,419 $510 $868 $921 $1,411 $1,008 $1,148 $666

Median Wages for State’s Most Common Occupations

OccupationTotal EmploymentMedian Hourly Wage
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners3,950$13.36
Waiters and Waitresses6,260$13.57
Fast Food and Counter Workers14,300$13.59
Bartenders3,430$13.65
Cashiers12,040$13.68
One-Bedroom Housing Wage$13.84
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary4,240$14.04
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners7,890$14.95
Retail Salespersons13,370$15.20
Home Health and Personal Care Aides3,830$15.42
Nursing Assistants5,940$15.50
Receptionists and Information Clerks6,250$15.52
Stockers and Order Fillers8,980$15.55
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand4,010$16.30
Two-bedrooom Housing Wage$17.49
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive5,960$17.74
Customer Service Representatives8,490$18.21
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators4,000$18.63
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks2,920$19.03
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks10,180$19.33
Carpenters4,340$19.43
All Occupations435,260$20.00
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General3,400$20.09
Light Truck Drivers3,920$20.44
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers3,150$22.43
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education4,100$24.03
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education3,390$24.09
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers3,420$24.21
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers6,220$24.73
Registered Nurses14,360$31.57
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products5,350$33.13
Accountants and Auditors5,980$33.79
General and Operations Managers3,720$63.24