Most of Wasilla is in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $28.69 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Wasilla with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $920 to $1,080 a month. At the middle rent, $930, a full-time job would need to pay $27.60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99623 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $1,080/mo | $32.27/hr |
| 99654 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $920/mo | $27.29/hr |
| 99687 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $930/mo | $27.60/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Wasilla needs to pay at least $28.69 an hour before taxes, about $59,674 a year. That is the figure for Matanuska-Susitna Borough, where the typical studio rent is $965 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Wasilla with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $920 to $1,080 a month. At the middle rent of $930, the pay needed would be $27.60 an hour.
The minimum wage in Matanuska-Susitna Borough is $14.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.0 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