Most of Edison is in Middlesex County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $69.84 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Edison with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,860 to $2,140 a month. At the middle rent, $2,010, a full-time job would need to pay $70.24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08817 | Middlesex County | $2,080/mo | $73.09/hr |
| 08818 | Middlesex County | $1,940/mo | $67.40/hr |
| 08820 | Middlesex County | $2,140/mo | $75.52/hr |
| 08837 | Middlesex County | $1,860/mo | $64.15/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Edison needs to pay at least $69.84 an hour before taxes, about $145,262 a year. That is the figure for Middlesex County, where the typical studio rent is $2,000 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Edison with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,860 to $2,140 a month. At the middle rent of $2,010, the pay needed would be $70.24 an hour.
The minimum wage in Middlesex County is $15.92 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.4 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