Most of Liverpool is in Onondaga County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $33.98 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Liverpool with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,080 to $1,270 a month. At the middle rent, $1,080, a full-time job would need to pay $34.31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13088 | Onondaga County | $1,080/mo | $34.31/hr |
| 13089 | Onondaga County | $1,080/mo | $34.31/hr |
| 13090 | Onondaga County | $1,270/mo | $41.63/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Liverpool needs to pay at least $33.98 an hour before taxes, about $70,675 a year. That is the figure for Onondaga County, where the typical studio rent is $1,070 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Liverpool with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,080 to $1,270 a month. At the middle rent of $1,080, the pay needed would be $34.31 an hour.
The minimum wage in Onondaga County is $16.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.1 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