Most of Pascagoula is in Jackson County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $28.47 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Pascagoula with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $960 a month. At the middle rent, $840, a full-time job would need to pay $25.52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39567 | Jackson County | $840/mo | $25.52/hr |
| 39569 | Jackson County | $960/mo | $29.45/hr |
| 39581 | Jackson County | $840/mo | $25.52/hr |
| 39595 | Jackson County | $840/mo | $25.52/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Pascagoula needs to pay at least $28.47 an hour before taxes, about $59,208 a year. That is the figure for Jackson County, where the typical studio rent is $930 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Pascagoula with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $960 a month. At the middle rent of $840, the pay needed would be $25.52 an hour.
The minimum wage in Jackson County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.9 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