Most of Ann Arbor is in Washtenaw County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $45.98 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Ann Arbor with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,400 to $1,830 a month. At the middle rent, $1,565, a full-time job would need to pay $52.03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48103 | Washtenaw County | $1,830/mo | $62.06/hr |
| 48104 | Washtenaw County | $1,730/mo | $58.27/hr |
| 48105 | Washtenaw County | $1,670/mo | $56.00/hr |
| 48106 | Washtenaw County | $1,460/mo | $48.06/hr |
| 48107 | Washtenaw County | $1,460/mo | $48.06/hr |
| 48108 | Washtenaw County | $1,400/mo | $45.79/hr |
| 48109 | Washtenaw County | $1,700/mo | $57.14/hr |
| 48113 | Washtenaw County | $1,460/mo | $48.06/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Ann Arbor needs to pay at least $45.98 an hour before taxes, about $95,643 a year. That is the figure for Washtenaw County, where the typical studio rent is $1,405 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Ann Arbor with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,400 to $1,830 a month. At the middle rent of $1,565, the pay needed would be $52.03 an hour.
The minimum wage in Washtenaw County is $13.73 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.3 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