Most of Tuscaloosa is in Tuscaloosa County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.13 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 9 ZIP codes in Tuscaloosa with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,300 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35401 | Tuscaloosa County | $930/mo | $28.97/hr |
| 35402 | Tuscaloosa County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 35403 | Tuscaloosa County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 35404 | Tuscaloosa County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 35405 | Tuscaloosa County | $1,070/mo | $33.55/hr |
| 35406 | Tuscaloosa County | $1,300/mo | $42.00/hr |
| 35407 | Tuscaloosa County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 35486 | Tuscaloosa County | $980/mo | $30.60/hr |
| 35487 | Tuscaloosa County | $930/mo | $28.97/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Tuscaloosa needs to pay at least $29.13 an hour before taxes, about $60,593 a year. That is the figure for Tuscaloosa County, where the typical studio rent is $935 a month.
Yes. Across the 9 ZIP codes in Tuscaloosa with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,300 a month. At the middle rent of $980, the pay needed would be $30.60 an hour.
The minimum wage in Tuscaloosa 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