Most of Springfield is in Sangamon County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $27.24 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 19 ZIP codes in Springfield with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $820 to $1,080 a month. At the middle rent, $860, a full-time job would need to pay $26.91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62701 | Sangamon County | $910/mo | $28.57/hr |
| 62702 | Sangamon County | $840/mo | $26.25/hr |
| 62703 | Sangamon County | $880/mo | $27.57/hr |
| 62704 | Sangamon County | $870/mo | $27.24/hr |
| 62705 | Sangamon County | $860/mo | $26.91/hr |
| 62706 | Sangamon County | $860/mo | $26.91/hr |
| 62707 | Sangamon County | $820/mo | $25.58/hr |
| 62708 | Sangamon County | $860/mo | $26.91/hr |
| 62711 | Sangamon County | $1,080/mo | $34.20/hr |
| 62712 | Sangamon County | $1,000/mo | $31.55/hr |
| 62719 | Sangamon County | $860/mo | $26.91/hr |
| 62726 | Sangamon County | $860/mo | $26.91/hr |
| 62736 | Sangamon County | $860/mo | $26.91/hr |
| 62756 | Sangamon County | $860/mo | $26.91/hr |
| 62764 | Sangamon County | $860/mo | $26.91/hr |
| 62776 | Sangamon County | $860/mo | $26.91/hr |
| 62781 | Sangamon County | $860/mo | $26.91/hr |
| 62791 | Sangamon County | $860/mo | $26.91/hr |
| 62796 | Sangamon County | $860/mo | $26.91/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Springfield needs to pay at least $27.24 an hour before taxes, about $56,659 a year. That is the figure for Sangamon County, where the typical studio rent is $870 a month.
Yes. Across the 19 ZIP codes in Springfield with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $820 to $1,080 a month. At the middle rent of $860, the pay needed would be $26.91 an hour.
The minimum wage in Sangamon County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 1.8 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