 Maryland is one of the states where it's a challenge for minimum wage workers to earn enough for a two-bedroom apartment. According to the National Low-Income Housing Coalition report, Maryland ranks ninth among all states and D.C. with the highest housing wage. What the report calculates as the hourly pay needed to afford a two-bedroom rental each month. In Maryland, it's $36.70. That's behind D.C., where $39.33 an hour is necessary.