Most of Marietta is in Cobb County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $56.44 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 12 ZIP codes in Marietta with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,340 to $1,750 a month. At the middle rent, $1,610, a full-time job would need to pay $53.95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30006 | Cobb County | $1,610/mo | $53.95/hr |
| 30007 | Cobb County | $1,610/mo | $53.95/hr |
| 30008 | Cobb County | $1,400/mo | $45.92/hr |
| 30060 | Cobb County | $1,340/mo | $43.62/hr |
| 30061 | Cobb County | $1,610/mo | $53.95/hr |
| 30062 | Cobb County | $1,730/mo | $58.54/hr |
| 30064 | Cobb County | $1,600/mo | $53.57/hr |
| 30065 | Cobb County | $1,610/mo | $53.95/hr |
| 30066 | Cobb County | $1,750/mo | $59.30/hr |
| 30067 | Cobb County | $1,680/mo | $56.63/hr |
| 30068 | Cobb County | $1,680/mo | $56.63/hr |
| 30090 | Cobb County | $1,610/mo | $53.95/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Marietta needs to pay at least $56.44 an hour before taxes, about $117,386 a year. That is the figure for Cobb County, where the typical studio rent is $1,675 a month.
Yes. Across the 12 ZIP codes in Marietta with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,340 to $1,750 a month. At the middle rent of $1,610, the pay needed would be $53.95 an hour.
The minimum wage in Cobb County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 7.8 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