Here's how much renters need to earn hourly to afford an average apartment

Looking to rent a two-bedroom apartment?

Depending on the state, you’d need to earn at least more than $20 an hour and as much as more than twice that amount from a full-time job, according to a new study done by the South Carolina-based Bluefield Realty Group .

The state where an average two bedroom apartment required the highest hourly wage? Massachusetts, where the study calculated it would take earnings of $56.15 an hour to cover the average $2,920 rent.

California wasn’t far behind, with a $50.67 hourly wage needed to pay the average $2,635 rent.

The nation’s capital, Washington, D.C.; New Jersey and New York rounded out the list of the five states requiring the highest earnings, based on the oft-cited rule that housing costs shouldn’t exceed 30% of gross income and rental dat