Most of Bronx is in Bronx County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $92.69 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 25 ZIP codes in Bronx with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,280 to $2,790 a month. At the middle rent, $2,300, a full-time job would need to pay $92.69 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10451 | Bronx County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 10452 | Bronx County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 10453 | Bronx County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 10454 | Bronx County | $2,300/mo | $92.69/hr |
| 10455 | Bronx County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 10456 | Bronx County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 10457 | Bronx County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 10458 | Bronx County | $2,380/mo | $96.27/hr |
| 10459 | Bronx County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 10460 | Bronx County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 10461 | Bronx County | $2,730/mo | $110.12/hr |
| 10462 | Bronx County | $2,570/mo | $103.75/hr |
| 10463 | Bronx County | $2,550/mo | $102.97/hr |
| 10464 | Bronx County | $2,540/mo | $102.57/hr |
| 10465 | Bronx County | $2,790/mo | $112.51/hr |
| 10466 | Bronx County | $2,380/mo | $96.27/hr |
| 10467 | Bronx County | $2,430/mo | $98.25/hr |
| 10468 | Bronx County | $2,420/mo | $97.86/hr |
| 10469 | Bronx County | $2,510/mo | $101.40/hr |
| 10470 | Bronx County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 10471 | Bronx County | $2,360/mo | $95.41/hr |
| 10472 | Bronx County | $2,390/mo | $96.68/hr |
| 10473 | Bronx County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 10474 | Bronx County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 10475 | Bronx County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Bronx needs to pay at least $92.69 an hour before taxes, about $192,802 a year. That is the figure for Bronx County, where the typical studio rent is $2,300 a month.
Yes. Across the 25 ZIP codes in Bronx with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,280 to $2,790 a month. At the middle rent of $2,300, the pay needed would be $92.69 an hour.
The minimum wage in Bronx County is $17.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.5 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