Most of Jamaica 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 11 ZIP codes in Jamaica with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,280 to $2,900 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11424 | Queens County | $2,660/mo | $107.33/hr |
| 11430 | Queens County | $2,460/mo | $99.43/hr |
| 11431 | Queens County | $2,660/mo | $107.33/hr |
| 11432 | Queens County | $2,890/mo | $117.01/hr |
| 11433 | Queens County | $2,360/mo | $95.41/hr |
| 11434 | Queens County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 11435 | Queens County | $2,680/mo | $108.13/hr |
| 11436 | Queens County | $2,900/mo | $117.51/hr |
| 11437 | Queens County | $2,660/mo | $107.33/hr |
| 11439 | Queens County | $2,880/mo | $116.47/hr |
| 11451 | Queens County | $2,660/mo | $107.33/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Jamaica 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 11 ZIP codes in Jamaica with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,280 to $2,900 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