For many Gen Zers, becoming a “tradwife” is the dream—with even teen girls taking to TikTok and sharing how they’re ditching aspirations of holding down a corporate career, in favor of getting married, having a family, and being supported by a doting partner. But now, research reveals exactly how much a husband (or wife) would need to earn to afford that lifestyle in the U.S.—and perhaps surprisingly, in most states, it’s below six figures.
That’s according to new research from the financial advisory software SmartAsset, which ranked all 50 U.S. states by the minimum income one parent needs to earn to support their partner staying home to raise a single child.
