Most of Peoria is in Peoria County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $28.90 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 20 ZIP codes in Peoria with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $870 to $1,050 a month. At the middle rent, $940, a full-time job would need to pay $29.56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61601 | Peoria County | $940/mo | $29.56/hr |
| 61602 | Peoria County | $1,020/mo | $32.21/hr |
| 61603 | Peoria County | $980/mo | $30.89/hr |
| 61604 | Peoria County | $920/mo | $28.90/hr |
| 61605 | Peoria County | $870/mo | $27.24/hr |
| 61606 | Peoria County | $900/mo | $28.23/hr |
| 61607 | Peoria County | $1,000/mo | $31.55/hr |
| 61612 | Peoria County | $940/mo | $29.56/hr |
| 61613 | Peoria County | $940/mo | $29.56/hr |
| 61614 | Peoria County | $910/mo | $28.57/hr |
| 61615 | Peoria County | $1,050/mo | $33.21/hr |
| 61625 | Peoria County | $900/mo | $28.23/hr |
| 61630 | Peoria County | $940/mo | $29.56/hr |
| 61636 | Peoria County | $940/mo | $29.56/hr |
| 61651 | Peoria County | $940/mo | $29.56/hr |
| 61652 | Peoria County | $940/mo | $29.56/hr |
| 61653 | Peoria County | $940/mo | $29.56/hr |
| 61654 | Peoria County | $940/mo | $29.56/hr |
| 61655 | Peoria County | $940/mo | $29.56/hr |
| 61656 | Peoria County | $940/mo | $29.56/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Peoria needs to pay at least $28.90 an hour before taxes, about $60,108 a year. That is the figure for Peoria County, where the typical studio rent is $920 a month.
Yes. Across the 20 ZIP codes in Peoria with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $870 to $1,050 a month. At the middle rent of $940, the pay needed would be $29.56 an hour.
The minimum wage in Peoria County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 1.9 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