Most of Carbondale is in Jackson County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $20.77 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Carbondale with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $670 to $680 a month. At the middle rent, $680, a full-time job would need to pay $20.94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62901 | Jackson County | $680/mo | $20.94/hr |
| 62902 | Jackson County | $680/mo | $20.94/hr |
| 62903 | Jackson County | $670/mo | $20.61/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Carbondale needs to pay at least $20.77 an hour before taxes, about $43,211 a year. That is the figure for Jackson County, where the typical studio rent is $675 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Carbondale with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $670 to $680 a month. At the middle rent of $680, the pay needed would be $20.94 an hour.
The minimum wage in Jackson County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 1.4 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