Most of Montgomery is in Montgomery County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $30.60 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 25 ZIP codes in Montgomery with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $790 to $1,480 a month. At the middle rent, $980, a full-time job would need to pay $30.60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36101 | Montgomery County | $800/mo | $24.71/hr |
| 36102 | Montgomery County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 36103 | Montgomery County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 36104 | Montgomery County | $790/mo | $24.38/hr |
| 36105 | Montgomery County | $870/mo | $27.00/hr |
| 36106 | Montgomery County | $1,050/mo | $32.90/hr |
| 36107 | Montgomery County | $830/mo | $25.69/hr |
| 36108 | Montgomery County | $790/mo | $24.38/hr |
| 36109 | Montgomery County | $1,010/mo | $31.59/hr |
| 36110 | Montgomery County | $910/mo | $28.31/hr |
| 36111 | Montgomery County | $960/mo | $29.95/hr |
| 36112 | Montgomery County | $1,030/mo | $32.24/hr |
| 36113 | Montgomery County | $1,480/mo | $48.74/hr |
| 36114 | Montgomery County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 36115 | Montgomery County | $1,300/mo | $42.00/hr |
| 36116 | Montgomery County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 36117 | Montgomery County | $1,110/mo | $34.91/hr |
| 36119 | Montgomery County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 36120 | Montgomery County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 36121 | Montgomery County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 36123 | Montgomery County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 36124 | Montgomery County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 36125 | Montgomery County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 36130 | Montgomery County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 36131 | Montgomery County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Montgomery needs to pay at least $30.60 an hour before taxes, about $63,658 a year. That is the figure for Montgomery County, where the typical studio rent is $980 a month.
Yes. Across the 25 ZIP codes in Montgomery with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $790 to $1,480 a month. At the middle rent of $980, the pay needed would be $30.60 an hour.
The minimum wage in Montgomery County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.2 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