Most of New Brunswick 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 3 ZIP codes in New Brunswick with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,900 to $1,940 a month. At the middle rent, $1,940, a full-time job would need to pay $67.40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08901 | Middlesex County | $1,900/mo | $65.78/hr |
| 08903 | Middlesex County | $1,940/mo | $67.40/hr |
| 08906 | Middlesex County | $1,940/mo | $67.40/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in New Brunswick 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 3 ZIP codes in New Brunswick with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,900 to $1,940 a month. At the middle rent of $1,940, the pay needed would be $67.40 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