Most of Hempstead is in Nassau County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $72.06 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Hempstead with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,800 to $1,980 a month. At the middle rent, $1,970, a full-time job would need to pay $69.21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11549 | Nassau County | $1,970/mo | $69.21/hr |
| 11550 | Nassau County | $1,800/mo | $62.31/hr |
| 11551 | Nassau County | $1,980/mo | $69.62/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Hempstead needs to pay at least $72.06 an hour before taxes, about $149,889 a year. That is the figure for Nassau County, where the typical studio rent is $2,040 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Hempstead with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,800 to $1,980 a month. At the middle rent of $1,970, the pay needed would be $69.21 an hour.
The minimum wage in Nassau County is $17.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.2 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