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Largest occupations that pay less than the housing wage in the United States in 2025 (in U.S. dollars)

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July 2025

Region

United States

Survey time period

2025

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The source adds the following information: "NLIHC calculation of weighted-average HUD Fair Market Rent. Occupational wages from May 2024 BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, adjusted to 2025 dollars. “

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Largest occupations that pay less than housing wage in the U.S. in 2025

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, Aug 14, 2025

In 2025, ***of the ***largest occupations in the United States paid wages that were less than the housing wages of one-bedroom housing. In this category, counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists had the highest hourly wage of *U.S. dollars but fell about U.S. dollars short of the one-bedroom housing wage. Only sales representatives and services could afford one-bedroom housing, but not two-bedroom ones. This means that a majority of the largest occupation in the U.S. earn below the 60th percentile wage, making one- or two-bedroom housing not affordable for them.

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