Most of Albany is in Dougherty County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.15 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 9 ZIP codes in Albany with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $870 to $1,160 a month. At the middle rent, $930, a full-time job would need to pay $28.83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31701 | Dougherty County | $910/mo | $28.16/hr |
| 31702 | Dougherty County | $930/mo | $28.83/hr |
| 31703 | Dougherty County | $930/mo | $28.83/hr |
| 31704 | Dougherty County | $870/mo | $26.84/hr |
| 31705 | Dougherty County | $870/mo | $26.84/hr |
| 31706 | Dougherty County | $930/mo | $28.83/hr |
| 31707 | Dougherty County | $1,090/mo | $34.14/hr |
| 31708 | Dougherty County | $930/mo | $28.83/hr |
| 31721 | Dougherty County | $1,160/mo | $36.74/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Albany needs to pay at least $31.15 an hour before taxes, about $64,793 a year. That is the figure for Dougherty County, where the typical studio rent is $1,000 a month.
Yes. Across the 9 ZIP codes in Albany with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $870 to $1,160 a month. At the middle rent of $930, the pay needed would be $28.83 an hour.
The minimum wage in Dougherty County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.3 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