Most of Jonesboro is in Clayton County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $44.39 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Jonesboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,230 to $1,450 a month. At the middle rent, $1,300, a full-time job would need to pay $42.09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30236 | Clayton County | $1,230/mo | $39.41/hr |
| 30237 | Clayton County | $1,300/mo | $42.09/hr |
| 30238 | Clayton County | $1,450/mo | $47.83/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Jonesboro needs to pay at least $44.39 an hour before taxes, about $92,325 a year. That is the figure for Clayton County, where the typical studio rent is $1,360 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Jonesboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,230 to $1,450 a month. At the middle rent of $1,300, the pay needed would be $42.09 an hour.
The minimum wage in Clayton County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.1 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