Most of Waldorf is in Charles County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $75.13 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Waldorf with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,960 to $2,240 a month. At the middle rent, $2,115, a full-time job would need to pay $77.42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20601 | Charles County | $2,240/mo | $82.69/hr |
| 20602 | Charles County | $1,960/mo | $70.97/hr |
| 20603 | Charles County | $2,170/mo | $79.77/hr |
| 20604 | Charles County | $2,060/mo | $75.13/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Waldorf needs to pay at least $75.13 an hour before taxes, about $156,271 a year. That is the figure for Charles County, where the typical studio rent is $2,060 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Waldorf with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,960 to $2,240 a month. At the middle rent of $2,115, the pay needed would be $77.42 an hour.
The minimum wage in Charles County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.0 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