Most of Trenton is in Mercer County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $55.08 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 19 ZIP codes in Trenton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,210 to $1,660 a month. At the middle rent, $1,560, a full-time job would need to pay $52.33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08601 | Mercer County | $1,560/mo | $52.33/hr |
| 08602 | Mercer County | $1,560/mo | $52.33/hr |
| 08603 | Mercer County | $1,560/mo | $52.33/hr |
| 08604 | Mercer County | $1,560/mo | $52.33/hr |
| 08605 | Mercer County | $1,560/mo | $52.33/hr |
| 08606 | Mercer County | $1,560/mo | $52.33/hr |
| 08607 | Mercer County | $1,560/mo | $52.33/hr |
| 08608 | Mercer County | $1,210/mo | $38.58/hr |
| 08609 | Mercer County | $1,270/mo | $40.92/hr |
| 08610 | Mercer County | $1,460/mo | $48.40/hr |
| 08611 | Mercer County | $1,410/mo | $46.43/hr |
| 08618 | Mercer County | $1,220/mo | $38.96/hr |
| 08619 | Mercer County | $1,650/mo | $55.87/hr |
| 08620 | Mercer County | $1,470/mo | $48.79/hr |
| 08628 | Mercer County | $1,610/mo | $54.30/hr |
| 08629 | Mercer County | $1,270/mo | $40.92/hr |
| 08638 | Mercer County | $1,570/mo | $52.72/hr |
| 08650 | Mercer County | $1,560/mo | $52.33/hr |
| 08690 | Mercer County | $1,660/mo | $56.26/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Trenton needs to pay at least $55.08 an hour before taxes, about $114,571 a year. That is the figure for Mercer County, where the typical studio rent is $1,630 a month.
Yes. Across the 19 ZIP codes in Trenton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,210 to $1,660 a month. At the middle rent of $1,560, the pay needed would be $52.33 an hour.
The minimum wage in Mercer County is $15.92 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.5 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