return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 months agoCalifornia voters to consider raising minimum wage to $18 with Proposition 32abc7.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1180arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-linkCalifornia voters to consider raising minimum wage to $18 with Proposition 32abc7.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square25fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squaresp3ctr4l@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 months agohttps://rentalrealestate.com/data/rent/california/ Avg Studio Apartment Rent: $1575 Required Hourly Wage for rent to be 1/3 of income, working 40 hrs a week (taxes ignored): $29.54 Avg One Bed Rent: $1724 Required Hourly Full Time Wage (Ignoring Taxes): $32.33 Avg Two Bed Rent: $2,161 Required Hourly Full Time Wage (Ignoring Taxes): $40.52 … So basically, you can afford a studio apartment on a full time min wage job if you share it with someone who works about 20 hrs a week at min wage… … all ignoring taxes on your income.
minus-squarekemsat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoThat’s if you can find a studio. All I could find by me was 1 & 2 bedrooms.
https://rentalrealestate.com/data/rent/california/
Avg Studio Apartment Rent: $1575
Required Hourly Wage for rent to be 1/3 of income, working 40 hrs a week (taxes ignored): $29.54
Avg One Bed Rent: $1724
Required Hourly Full Time Wage (Ignoring Taxes): $32.33
Avg Two Bed Rent: $2,161
Required Hourly Full Time Wage (Ignoring Taxes): $40.52
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So basically, you can afford a studio apartment on a full time min wage job if you share it with someone who works about 20 hrs a week at min wage…
… all ignoring taxes on your income.
That’s if you can find a studio. All I could find by me was 1 & 2 bedrooms.