Most of Detroit is in Wayne County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $30.86 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 31 ZIP codes in Detroit with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $770 to $1,560 a month. At the middle rent, $970, a full-time job would need to pay $30.20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48201 | Wayne County | $960/mo | $29.87/hr |
| 48202 | Wayne County | $970/mo | $30.20/hr |
| 48204 | Wayne County | $910/mo | $28.23/hr |
| 48205 | Wayne County | $980/mo | $30.53/hr |
| 48206 | Wayne County | $850/mo | $26.26/hr |
| 48207 | Wayne County | $990/mo | $30.86/hr |
| 48208 | Wayne County | $850/mo | $26.26/hr |
| 48209 | Wayne County | $770/mo | $23.63/hr |
| 48210 | Wayne County | $860/mo | $26.59/hr |
| 48211 | Wayne County | $880/mo | $27.24/hr |
| 48213 | Wayne County | $830/mo | $25.60/hr |
| 48214 | Wayne County | $800/mo | $24.62/hr |
| 48215 | Wayne County | $880/mo | $27.24/hr |
| 48216 | Wayne County | $880/mo | $27.24/hr |
| 48217 | Wayne County | $1,010/mo | $31.51/hr |
| 48219 | Wayne County | $1,030/mo | $32.17/hr |
| 48221 | Wayne County | $1,030/mo | $32.17/hr |
| 48223 | Wayne County | $900/mo | $27.90/hr |
| 48224 | Wayne County | $1,050/mo | $32.83/hr |
| 48226 | Wayne County | $1,560/mo | $51.84/hr |
| 48227 | Wayne County | $970/mo | $30.20/hr |
| 48228 | Wayne County | $910/mo | $28.23/hr |
| 48231 | Wayne County | $1,000/mo | $31.19/hr |
| 48232 | Wayne County | $1,000/mo | $31.19/hr |
| 48233 | Wayne County | $1,230/mo | $39.36/hr |
| 48234 | Wayne County | $870/mo | $26.92/hr |
| 48235 | Wayne County | $980/mo | $30.53/hr |
| 48238 | Wayne County | $880/mo | $27.24/hr |
| 48242 | Wayne County | $1,000/mo | $31.19/hr |
| 48243 | Wayne County | $1,000/mo | $31.19/hr |
| 48244 | Wayne County | $1,000/mo | $31.19/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Detroit needs to pay at least $30.86 an hour before taxes, about $64,184 a year. That is the figure for Wayne County, where the typical studio rent is $990 a month.
Yes. Across the 31 ZIP codes in Detroit with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $770 to $1,560 a month. At the middle rent of $970, the pay needed would be $30.20 an hour.
The minimum wage in Wayne County is $13.73 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.2 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