Most of Wilmington is in New Castle County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $46.89 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 12 ZIP codes in Wilmington with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,210 to $1,740 a month. At the middle rent, $1,390, a full-time job would need to pay $46.49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19801 | New Castle County | $1,290/mo | $42.55/hr |
| 19802 | New Castle County | $1,240/mo | $40.57/hr |
| 19803 | New Castle County | $1,740/mo | $60.30/hr |
| 19804 | New Castle County | $1,210/mo | $39.39/hr |
| 19805 | New Castle County | $1,220/mo | $39.78/hr |
| 19806 | New Castle County | $1,380/mo | $46.10/hr |
| 19807 | New Castle County | $1,680/mo | $57.94/hr |
| 19808 | New Castle County | $1,360/mo | $45.31/hr |
| 19809 | New Castle County | $1,400/mo | $46.89/hr |
| 19810 | New Castle County | $1,450/mo | $48.86/hr |
| 19884 | New Castle County | $1,400/mo | $46.89/hr |
| 19899 | New Castle County | $1,400/mo | $46.89/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Wilmington needs to pay at least $46.89 an hour before taxes, about $97,524 a year. That is the figure for New Castle County, where the typical studio rent is $1,400 a month.
Yes. Across the 12 ZIP codes in Wilmington with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,210 to $1,740 a month. At the middle rent of $1,390, the pay needed would be $46.49 an hour.
The minimum wage in New Castle County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.1 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