Most of Mesa is in Maricopa County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $48.00 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 19 ZIP codes in Mesa with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,160 to $1,800 a month. At the middle rent, $1,400, a full-time job would need to pay $44.50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85201 | Maricopa County | $1,190/mo | $36.77/hr |
| 85202 | Maricopa County | $1,360/mo | $43.03/hr |
| 85203 | Maricopa County | $1,210/mo | $37.50/hr |
| 85204 | Maricopa County | $1,230/mo | $38.24/hr |
| 85205 | Maricopa County | $1,160/mo | $35.66/hr |
| 85206 | Maricopa County | $1,430/mo | $45.61/hr |
| 85207 | Maricopa County | $1,360/mo | $43.03/hr |
| 85208 | Maricopa County | $1,320/mo | $41.56/hr |
| 85209 | Maricopa County | $1,550/mo | $50.03/hr |
| 85210 | Maricopa County | $1,260/mo | $39.35/hr |
| 85211 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
| 85212 | Maricopa County | $1,800/mo | $59.24/hr |
| 85213 | Maricopa County | $1,430/mo | $45.61/hr |
| 85214 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
| 85215 | Maricopa County | $1,600/mo | $51.87/hr |
| 85216 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
| 85274 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
| 85275 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
| 85277 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Mesa needs to pay at least $48.00 an hour before taxes, about $99,849 a year. That is the figure for Maricopa County, where the typical studio rent is $1,495 a month.
Yes. Across the 19 ZIP codes in Mesa with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,160 to $1,800 a month. At the middle rent of $1,400, the pay needed would be $44.50 an hour.
The minimum wage in Maricopa County is $15.15 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.2 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