You Need to Make $16.85 an Hour to Afford Rent in Wyoming in 2021 A report from the National Low Income Housing Collation states that housing costs are “out of reach” millions of working people throughout the country. "The report highlights the mismatch between the wages people earn and the price of decent rental housing in every state, metropolitan area, and county in the U.S.," the NLIHC said in a statement. The report says that in order to afford a modest two-bedroom apartment in Wyoming, a person would need to make at least $16.85 an hour, A.K.A the state's housing wage. In Cheyenne, a person would need to make $17.06 an hour.