To afford renting a typical one-bedroom apartment in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, a minimum wage worker without health benefits would need to clock 73 hours a week.
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The housing authority’s last executive director, John Hill, had a nearly identical salary when he left the agency in April 2016. In its nationwide executive director search, the housing authority advertised it was willing to pay a maximum salary of about $179,000.
The apartment complex on South Pecos Road in eastern Las Vegas serves renters with low incomes, but its mix of 50 one- and two-bedroom units are spacious with hardwood floors and new appliances.
Nevada lawmakers have taken the first step toward copying the federal government’s most effective program to fund affordable rental housing.