Most of Metairie is in Jefferson Parish, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $33.18 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 11 ZIP codes in Metairie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,030 to $1,210 a month. At the middle rent, $1,060, a full-time job would need to pay $32.53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70001 | Jefferson Parish | $1,210/mo | $37.79/hr |
| 70002 | Jefferson Parish | $1,030/mo | $31.56/hr |
| 70003 | Jefferson Parish | $1,070/mo | $32.86/hr |
| 70004 | Jefferson Parish | $1,060/mo | $32.53/hr |
| 70005 | Jefferson Parish | $1,070/mo | $32.86/hr |
| 70006 | Jefferson Parish | $1,080/mo | $33.18/hr |
| 70009 | Jefferson Parish | $1,060/mo | $32.53/hr |
| 70010 | Jefferson Parish | $1,060/mo | $32.53/hr |
| 70011 | Jefferson Parish | $1,060/mo | $32.53/hr |
| 70033 | Jefferson Parish | $1,060/mo | $32.53/hr |
| 70055 | Jefferson Parish | $1,060/mo | $32.53/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Metairie needs to pay at least $33.18 an hour before taxes, about $69,013 a year. That is the figure for Jefferson Parish, where the typical studio rent is $1,080 a month.
Yes. Across the 11 ZIP codes in Metairie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,030 to $1,210 a month. At the middle rent of $1,060, the pay needed would be $32.53 an hour.
The minimum wage in Jefferson Parish is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.6 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