Californians need a hourly full-time wage of $32.68 to afford a two-bedroom rental home, according to the report published June 13. This figure makes California the second most expensive state, right behind Hawaii at $36.13 an hour. On average, renters in California make an hourly wage of $21.50 an hour, which is 41.2 percent lower than the necessary hourly wage to afford the cost of living. Statistics show that 119 work hours per week at minimum wage are needed to afford the same two-bedroom rental -- which is equal to three full-time minimum wage jobs. Whether working a minimum wage job or not, the NLIHC calculated the necessary annual income of $67,976 annually to "afford this level of rent and utilities -- without paying more than 30 percent of income on housing," according to the report.