Most of Bayside 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 3 ZIP codes in Bayside with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,660 to $3,330 a month. At the middle rent, $3,170, a full-time job would need to pay $130.87 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11359 | Queens County | $2,660/mo | $107.33/hr |
| 11360 | Queens County | $3,330/mo | $138.75/hr |
| 11361 | Queens County | $3,170/mo | $130.87/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Bayside 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 3 ZIP codes in Bayside with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,660 to $3,330 a month. At the middle rent of $3,170, the pay needed would be $130.87 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