Most of Flushing 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 7 ZIP codes in Flushing with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,620 to $2,980 a month. At the middle rent, $2,660, a full-time job would need to pay $107.33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11351 | Queens County | $2,660/mo | $107.33/hr |
| 11352 | Queens County | $2,660/mo | $107.33/hr |
| 11354 | Queens County | $2,750/mo | $110.92/hr |
| 11355 | Queens County | $2,740/mo | $110.52/hr |
| 11358 | Queens County | $2,980/mo | $121.45/hr |
| 11367 | Queens County | $2,620/mo | $105.74/hr |
| 11371 | Queens County | $2,660/mo | $107.33/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Flushing 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 7 ZIP codes in Flushing with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,620 to $2,980 a month. At the middle rent of $2,660, the pay needed would be $107.33 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