Most of Manchester is in Hillsborough County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $46.23 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Manchester with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,480 to $1,890 a month. At the middle rent, $1,560, a full-time job would need to pay $48.90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03101 | Hillsborough County | $1,890/mo | $60.63/hr |
| 03102 | Hillsborough County | $1,480/mo | $46.06/hr |
| 03103 | Hillsborough County | $1,520/mo | $47.48/hr |
| 03104 | Hillsborough County | $1,520/mo | $47.48/hr |
| 03105 | Hillsborough County | $1,560/mo | $48.90/hr |
| 03108 | Hillsborough County | $1,560/mo | $48.90/hr |
| 03109 | Hillsborough County | $1,710/mo | $54.23/hr |
| 03111 | Hillsborough County | $1,560/mo | $48.90/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Manchester needs to pay at least $46.23 an hour before taxes, about $96,168 a year. That is the figure for Hillsborough County, where the typical studio rent is $1,485 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Manchester with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,480 to $1,890 a month. At the middle rent of $1,560, the pay needed would be $48.90 an hour.
The minimum wage in Hillsborough County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.4 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