Director April Black said she was concerned that some employees weren't making enough money to afford housing in Tacoma.
the average monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Tacoma is $1,643.
To afford this level of rent and utilities without paying more than 30% of income on housing, a household must earn $5,477 monthly or $65,720 annually. Assuming a 40-hour work week and 52 weeks per year, this income level translates to a minimum hourly housing wage of $31.60. “All of our employees contribute to our mission of providing stable and sustainable housing for all, yet many of our team members have struggled to pay their bills or find housing they can afford in the city we ask them to work,” Black said. “We work to find solutions to housing insecurity and poverty; we cannot afford to contribute to the problem.”
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