Most of Fairbanks is in Fairbanks North Star Borough, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $32.11 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 9 ZIP codes in Fairbanks with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,050 to $1,080 a month. At the middle rent, $1,050, a full-time job would need to pay $31.33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99701 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $1,050/mo | $31.33/hr |
| 99706 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $1,050/mo | $31.33/hr |
| 99707 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $1,080/mo | $32.27/hr |
| 99708 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $1,080/mo | $32.27/hr |
| 99709 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $1,050/mo | $31.33/hr |
| 99710 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $1,080/mo | $32.27/hr |
| 99712 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $1,050/mo | $31.33/hr |
| 99775 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $1,050/mo | $31.33/hr |
| 99790 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $1,050/mo | $31.33/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Fairbanks needs to pay at least $32.11 an hour before taxes, about $66,793 a year. That is the figure for Fairbanks North Star Borough, where the typical studio rent is $1,075 a month.
Yes. Across the 9 ZIP codes in Fairbanks with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,050 to $1,080 a month. At the middle rent of $1,050, the pay needed would be $31.33 an hour.
The minimum wage in Fairbanks North Star Borough is $14.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.3 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