Most of Brooklyn is in Kings County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $104.54 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 45 ZIP codes in Brooklyn with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,280 to $3,890 a month. At the middle rent, $2,590, a full-time job would need to pay $104.54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11201 | Kings County | $3,890/mo | $165.15/hr |
| 11202 | Kings County | $2,590/mo | $104.54/hr |
| 11203 | Kings County | $2,480/mo | $100.22/hr |
| 11204 | Kings County | $2,520/mo | $101.79/hr |
| 11205 | Kings County | $3,240/mo | $134.36/hr |
| 11206 | Kings County | $2,520/mo | $101.79/hr |
| 11207 | Kings County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 11208 | Kings County | $2,430/mo | $98.25/hr |
| 11209 | Kings County | $2,920/mo | $118.49/hr |
| 11210 | Kings County | $2,540/mo | $102.57/hr |
| 11211 | Kings County | $3,330/mo | $138.75/hr |
| 11212 | Kings County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 11213 | Kings County | $2,590/mo | $104.54/hr |
| 11214 | Kings County | $2,510/mo | $101.40/hr |
| 11215 | Kings County | $3,890/mo | $165.15/hr |
| 11216 | Kings County | $3,410/mo | $142.39/hr |
| 11217 | Kings County | $3,890/mo | $165.15/hr |
| 11218 | Kings County | $2,850/mo | $114.91/hr |
| 11219 | Kings County | $2,460/mo | $99.43/hr |
| 11220 | Kings County | $2,310/mo | $93.15/hr |
| 11221 | Kings County | $2,940/mo | $119.48/hr |
| 11222 | Kings County | $3,670/mo | $154.61/hr |
| 11223 | Kings County | $2,570/mo | $103.75/hr |
| 11224 | Kings County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 11225 | Kings County | $2,570/mo | $103.75/hr |
| 11226 | Kings County | $2,550/mo | $102.97/hr |
| 11228 | Kings County | $2,550/mo | $102.97/hr |
| 11229 | Kings County | $2,600/mo | $104.94/hr |
| 11230 | Kings County | $2,720/mo | $109.72/hr |
| 11231 | Kings County | $3,890/mo | $165.15/hr |
| 11232 | Kings County | $2,600/mo | $104.94/hr |
| 11233 | Kings County | $2,480/mo | $100.22/hr |
| 11234 | Kings County | $2,640/mo | $106.53/hr |
| 11235 | Kings County | $2,520/mo | $101.79/hr |
| 11236 | Kings County | $2,500/mo | $101.00/hr |
| 11237 | Kings County | $2,850/mo | $114.91/hr |
| 11238 | Kings County | $3,890/mo | $165.15/hr |
| 11239 | Kings County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 11241 | Kings County | $2,590/mo | $104.54/hr |
| 11242 | Kings County | $2,590/mo | $104.54/hr |
| 11243 | Kings County | $2,590/mo | $104.54/hr |
| 11247 | Kings County | $2,590/mo | $104.54/hr |
| 11249 | Kings County | $3,210/mo | $132.88/hr |
| 11252 | Kings County | $2,590/mo | $104.54/hr |
| 11256 | Kings County | $2,590/mo | $104.54/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Brooklyn needs to pay at least $104.54 an hour before taxes, about $217,449 a year. That is the figure for Kings County, where the typical studio rent is $2,590 a month.
Yes. Across the 45 ZIP codes in Brooklyn with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,280 to $3,890 a month. At the middle rent of $2,590, the pay needed would be $104.54 an hour.
The minimum wage in Kings County is $17.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.1 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