Most of Joliet is in Will County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $55.16 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Joliet with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,480 to $1,670 a month. At the middle rent, $1,560, a full-time job would need to pay $52.49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60431 | Will County | $1,590/mo | $53.63/hr |
| 60432 | Will County | $1,480/mo | $49.43/hr |
| 60433 | Will County | $1,520/mo | $50.96/hr |
| 60434 | Will County | $1,670/mo | $56.69/hr |
| 60435 | Will County | $1,570/mo | $52.87/hr |
| 60436 | Will County | $1,550/mo | $52.10/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Joliet needs to pay at least $55.16 an hour before taxes, about $114,736 a year. That is the figure for Will County, where the typical studio rent is $1,630 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Joliet with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,480 to $1,670 a month. At the middle rent of $1,560, the pay needed would be $52.49 an hour.
The minimum wage in Will County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.7 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