Most of Savannah is in Chatham County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $50.12 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 18 ZIP codes in Savannah with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,310 to $1,810 a month. At the middle rent, $1,500, a full-time job would need to pay $49.74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31401 | Chatham County | $1,770/mo | $60.07/hr |
| 31402 | Chatham County | $1,500/mo | $49.74/hr |
| 31403 | Chatham County | $1,500/mo | $49.74/hr |
| 31404 | Chatham County | $1,350/mo | $44.00/hr |
| 31405 | Chatham County | $1,430/mo | $47.06/hr |
| 31406 | Chatham County | $1,450/mo | $47.83/hr |
| 31408 | Chatham County | $1,310/mo | $42.47/hr |
| 31409 | Chatham County | $1,450/mo | $47.83/hr |
| 31410 | Chatham County | $1,810/mo | $61.60/hr |
| 31411 | Chatham County | $1,620/mo | $54.33/hr |
| 31412 | Chatham County | $1,500/mo | $49.74/hr |
| 31414 | Chatham County | $1,500/mo | $49.74/hr |
| 31415 | Chatham County | $1,310/mo | $42.47/hr |
| 31416 | Chatham County | $1,500/mo | $49.74/hr |
| 31418 | Chatham County | $1,500/mo | $49.74/hr |
| 31419 | Chatham County | $1,560/mo | $52.04/hr |
| 31420 | Chatham County | $1,500/mo | $49.74/hr |
| 31421 | Chatham County | $1,770/mo | $60.07/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Savannah needs to pay at least $50.12 an hour before taxes, about $104,259 a year. That is the figure for Chatham County, where the typical studio rent is $1,510 a month.
Yes. Across the 18 ZIP codes in Savannah with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,310 to $1,810 a month. At the middle rent of $1,500, the pay needed would be $49.74 an hour.
The minimum wage in Chatham County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.9 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