Most of Astoria is in Queens County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $112.31 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Astoria with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $3,020 to $3,420 a month. At the middle rent, $3,220, a full-time job would need to pay $133.37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11102 | Queens County | $3,420/mo | $142.85/hr |
| 11103 | Queens County | $3,140/mo | $129.32/hr |
| 11105 | Queens County | $3,300/mo | $137.31/hr |
| 11106 | Queens County | $3,020/mo | $123.42/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Astoria needs to pay at least $112.31 an hour before taxes, about $233,610 a year. That is the figure for Queens County, where the typical studio rent is $2,785 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Astoria with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $3,020 to $3,420 a month. At the middle rent of $3,220, the pay needed would be $133.37 an hour.
The minimum wage in Queens County is $17.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.6 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