Most of Jesup is in Wayne County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $23.35 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Jesup with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $760 to $770 a month. At the middle rent, $760, a full-time job would need to pay $23.19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31545 | Wayne County | $770/mo | $23.52/hr |
| 31546 | Wayne County | $760/mo | $23.19/hr |
| 31598 | Wayne County | $760/mo | $23.19/hr |
| 31599 | Wayne County | $760/mo | $23.19/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Jesup needs to pay at least $23.35 an hour before taxes, about $48,577 a year. That is the figure for Wayne County, where the typical studio rent is $765 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Jesup with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $760 to $770 a month. At the middle rent of $760, the pay needed would be $23.19 an hour.
The minimum wage in Wayne County is $7.25 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