Most of Mobile is in Mobile County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $28.97 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 30 ZIP codes in Mobile with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $760 to $1,100 a month. At the middle rent, $940, a full-time job would need to pay $29.29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36601 | Mobile County | $940/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 36602 | Mobile County | $930/mo | $28.97/hr |
| 36603 | Mobile County | $760/mo | $23.40/hr |
| 36604 | Mobile County | $820/mo | $25.36/hr |
| 36605 | Mobile County | $960/mo | $29.95/hr |
| 36606 | Mobile County | $860/mo | $26.67/hr |
| 36607 | Mobile County | $910/mo | $28.31/hr |
| 36608 | Mobile County | $1,080/mo | $33.88/hr |
| 36609 | Mobile County | $960/mo | $29.95/hr |
| 36610 | Mobile County | $760/mo | $23.40/hr |
| 36611 | Mobile County | $890/mo | $27.66/hr |
| 36612 | Mobile County | $760/mo | $23.40/hr |
| 36615 | Mobile County | $940/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 36616 | Mobile County | $940/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 36617 | Mobile County | $960/mo | $29.95/hr |
| 36618 | Mobile County | $1,030/mo | $32.24/hr |
| 36619 | Mobile County | $1,000/mo | $31.26/hr |
| 36633 | Mobile County | $940/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 36640 | Mobile County | $940/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 36652 | Mobile County | $900/mo | $27.98/hr |
| 36660 | Mobile County | $940/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 36663 | Mobile County | $850/mo | $26.35/hr |
| 36670 | Mobile County | $940/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 36671 | Mobile County | $940/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 36685 | Mobile County | $940/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 36688 | Mobile County | $1,080/mo | $33.88/hr |
| 36689 | Mobile County | $940/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 36691 | Mobile County | $940/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 36693 | Mobile County | $990/mo | $30.93/hr |
| 36695 | Mobile County | $1,100/mo | $34.55/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Mobile needs to pay at least $28.97 an hour before taxes, about $60,252 a year. That is the figure for Mobile County, where the typical studio rent is $930 a month.
Yes. Across the 30 ZIP codes in Mobile with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $760 to $1,100 a month. At the middle rent of $940, the pay needed would be $29.29 an hour.
The minimum wage in Mobile County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.0 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