Most of Warner Robins is in Houston County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $37.69 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Warner Robins with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,000 to $1,340 a month. At the middle rent, $1,165, a full-time job would need to pay $36.93 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31088 | Houston County | $1,200/mo | $38.27/hr |
| 31093 | Houston County | $1,000/mo | $31.15/hr |
| 31095 | Houston County | $1,130/mo | $35.59/hr |
| 31098 | Houston County | $1,340/mo | $43.62/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Warner Robins needs to pay at least $37.69 an hour before taxes, about $78,401 a year. That is the figure for Houston County, where the typical studio rent is $1,185 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Warner Robins with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,000 to $1,340 a month. At the middle rent of $1,165, the pay needed would be $36.93 an hour.
The minimum wage in Houston County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.2 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