Most of Scottsdale 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 15 ZIP codes in Scottsdale with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,400 to $2,080 a month. At the middle rent, $1,570, a full-time job would need to pay $50.77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85250 | Maricopa County | $1,550/mo | $50.03/hr |
| 85251 | Maricopa County | $1,570/mo | $50.77/hr |
| 85252 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
| 85254 | Maricopa County | $1,710/mo | $55.93/hr |
| 85255 | Maricopa County | $2,080/mo | $69.75/hr |
| 85256 | Maricopa County | $1,450/mo | $46.35/hr |
| 85257 | Maricopa County | $1,600/mo | $51.87/hr |
| 85258 | Maricopa County | $1,760/mo | $57.77/hr |
| 85259 | Maricopa County | $1,560/mo | $50.40/hr |
| 85260 | Maricopa County | $1,760/mo | $57.77/hr |
| 85261 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
| 85262 | Maricopa County | $2,000/mo | $66.71/hr |
| 85266 | Maricopa County | $2,080/mo | $69.75/hr |
| 85267 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
| 85271 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Scottsdale 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 15 ZIP codes in Scottsdale with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,400 to $2,080 a month. At the middle rent of $1,570, the pay needed would be $50.77 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