Salary needed

These days it’s expensive to raise a family anywhere but these states require the highest combined salaries from two working adults raising two children:

1. Massachusetts – combined salary needed: $301,184
2. Hawaii – combined salary needed: $294,612
3. Connecticut – combined salary needed: $279,885
4. New York – combined salary needed: $278,970
5. California – combined salary needed: $276,724
6. Colorado – combined salary needed: $264,992
7. Washington – combined salary needed: $257,420
8. Oregon – combined salary needed: $257,338
9. New Jersey – combined salary needed: $251,180
10. Rhode Island – combined salary needed: $249,268