Most of Pontiac is in Oakland County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $38.80 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Pontiac with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $830 to $1,170 a month. At the middle rent, $975, a full-time job would need to pay $30.37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48340 | Oakland County | $1,000/mo | $31.19/hr |
| 48341 | Oakland County | $830/mo | $25.60/hr |
| 48342 | Oakland County | $950/mo | $29.54/hr |
| 48343 | Oakland County | $1,170/mo | $37.09/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Pontiac needs to pay at least $38.80 an hour before taxes, about $80,696 a year. That is the figure for Oakland County, where the typical studio rent is $1,215 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Pontiac with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $830 to $1,170 a month. At the middle rent of $975, the pay needed would be $30.37 an hour.
The minimum wage in Oakland County is $13.73 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.8 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