Most of Royal Oak 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 3 ZIP codes in Royal Oak with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,170 to $1,300 a month. At the middle rent, $1,230, a full-time job would need to pay $39.36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48067 | Oakland County | $1,300/mo | $42.01/hr |
| 48068 | Oakland County | $1,170/mo | $37.09/hr |
| 48073 | Oakland County | $1,230/mo | $39.36/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Royal Oak 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 3 ZIP codes in Royal Oak with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,170 to $1,300 a month. At the middle rent of $1,230, the pay needed would be $39.36 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