Most of Auburn is in Lee County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.67 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Auburn with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $890 to $1,010 a month. At the middle rent, $900, a full-time job would need to pay $27.98 an hour before taxes.
What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.
| ZIP | County | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36830 | Lee County | $1,010/mo | $31.59/hr |
| 36831 | Lee County | $890/mo | $27.66/hr |
| 36832 | Lee County | $900/mo | $27.98/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Auburn needs to pay at least $26.67 an hour before taxes, about $55,483 a year. That is the figure for Lee County, where the typical studio rent is $860 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Auburn with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $890 to $1,010 a month. At the middle rent of $900, the pay needed would be $27.98 an hour.
The minimum wage in Lee County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.7 times that.
The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads