Most of Fort Wayne is in Allen County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.30 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 40 ZIP codes in Fort Wayne with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $850 to $1,540 a month. At the middle rent, $1,030, a full-time job would need to pay $31.78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46802 | Allen County | $950/mo | $29.20/hr |
| 46803 | Allen County | $940/mo | $28.87/hr |
| 46804 | Allen County | $1,160/mo | $36.18/hr |
| 46805 | Allen County | $920/mo | $28.23/hr |
| 46806 | Allen County | $900/mo | $27.58/hr |
| 46807 | Allen County | $1,010/mo | $31.14/hr |
| 46808 | Allen County | $960/mo | $29.52/hr |
| 46809 | Allen County | $850/mo | $25.97/hr |
| 46814 | Allen County | $1,540/mo | $50.28/hr |
| 46815 | Allen County | $990/mo | $30.49/hr |
| 46816 | Allen County | $900/mo | $27.58/hr |
| 46818 | Allen County | $1,290/mo | $41.00/hr |
| 46819 | Allen County | $980/mo | $30.17/hr |
| 46825 | Allen County | $1,170/mo | $36.55/hr |
| 46835 | Allen County | $1,160/mo | $36.18/hr |
| 46845 | Allen County | $1,430/mo | $46.19/hr |
| 46850 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46851 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46852 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46853 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46854 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46855 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46856 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46857 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46858 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46859 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46860 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46861 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46862 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46863 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46864 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46865 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46866 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46867 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46868 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46869 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46885 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46895 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46898 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
| 46899 | Allen County | $1,030/mo | $31.78/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Fort Wayne needs to pay at least $31.30 an hour before taxes, about $65,098 a year. That is the figure for Allen County, where the typical studio rent is $1,015 a month.
Yes. Across the 40 ZIP codes in Fort Wayne with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $850 to $1,540 a month. At the middle rent of $1,030, the pay needed would be $31.78 an hour.
The minimum wage in Allen County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.3 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