Most of Tempe 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 8 ZIP codes in Tempe with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,400 to $1,860 a month. At the middle rent, $1,420, a full-time job would need to pay $45.24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85280 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
| 85281 | Maricopa County | $1,440/mo | $45.98/hr |
| 85282 | Maricopa County | $1,440/mo | $45.98/hr |
| 85283 | Maricopa County | $1,500/mo | $48.19/hr |
| 85284 | Maricopa County | $1,860/mo | $61.45/hr |
| 85285 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
| 85287 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
| 85288 | Maricopa County | $1,400/mo | $44.50/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Tempe 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 8 ZIP codes in Tempe with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,400 to $1,860 a month. At the middle rent of $1,420, the pay needed would be $45.24 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