Most of Warsaw is in Kosciusko County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.61 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Warsaw with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $870 to $930 a month. At the middle rent, $880, a full-time job would need to pay $26.94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46580 | Kosciusko County | $870/mo | $26.61/hr |
| 46581 | Kosciusko County | $880/mo | $26.94/hr |
| 46582 | Kosciusko County | $930/mo | $28.55/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Warsaw needs to pay at least $26.61 an hour before taxes, about $55,356 a year. That is the figure for Kosciusko County, where the typical studio rent is $870 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Warsaw with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $870 to $930 a month. At the middle rent of $880, the pay needed would be $26.94 an hour.
The minimum wage in Kosciusko County is $7.25 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