Most of Paterson is in Passaic County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $59.02 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 12 ZIP codes in Paterson with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,250 to $1,630 a month. At the middle rent, $1,550, a full-time job would need to pay $51.94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07501 | Passaic County | $1,530/mo | $51.15/hr |
| 07502 | Passaic County | $1,550/mo | $51.94/hr |
| 07503 | Passaic County | $1,630/mo | $55.08/hr |
| 07504 | Passaic County | $1,480/mo | $49.18/hr |
| 07505 | Passaic County | $1,250/mo | $40.14/hr |
| 07509 | Passaic County | $1,620/mo | $54.69/hr |
| 07513 | Passaic County | $1,630/mo | $55.08/hr |
| 07514 | Passaic County | $1,510/mo | $50.36/hr |
| 07522 | Passaic County | $1,550/mo | $51.94/hr |
| 07524 | Passaic County | $1,460/mo | $48.40/hr |
| 07543 | Passaic County | $1,620/mo | $54.69/hr |
| 07544 | Passaic County | $1,620/mo | $54.69/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Paterson needs to pay at least $59.02 an hour before taxes, about $122,753 a year. That is the figure for Passaic County, where the typical studio rent is $1,730 a month.
Yes. Across the 12 ZIP codes in Paterson with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,250 to $1,630 a month. At the middle rent of $1,550, the pay needed would be $51.94 an hour.
The minimum wage in Passaic County is $15.92 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.7 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