To take home four times the typical rent here, a full-time job needs to pay at least $72.06 an hour before taxes, about $149,889 a year.
Rent is the middle of 67 ZIP-level HUD studio rents in the county. HUD's county-wide figure is $1,964 (Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area).
Rents vary within the county. This is what the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent; the county figure above is what the calculator uses.
| ZIP | Place | Studio rent | Pay needed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11001 | Floral Park | $2,280/mo | $81.85/hr |
| 11002 | Floral Park | $1,980/mo | $69.62/hr |
| 11003 | Elmont | $2,000/mo | $70.43/hr |
| 11010 | Franklin Square | $1,860/mo | $64.72/hr |
| 11020 | Great Neck | $2,450/mo | $88.66/hr |
| 11021 | Great Neck | $1,880/mo | $65.54/hr |
| 11022 | Great Neck | $1,980/mo | $69.62/hr |
| 11023 | Great Neck | $2,040/mo | $72.06/hr |
| 11024 | Great Neck | $2,350/mo | $84.65/hr |
| 11030 | Manhasset | $1,970/mo | $69.21/hr |
| 11040 | New Hyde Park | $2,280/mo | $81.85/hr |
| 11042 | New Hyde Park | $2,370/mo | $85.46/hr |
| 11050 | Port Washington | $2,240/mo | $80.22/hr |
| 11096 | Inwood | $1,800/mo | $62.31/hr |
| 11501 | Mineola | $2,000/mo | $70.43/hr |
| 11507 | Albertson | $2,370/mo | $85.46/hr |
| 11509 | Atlantic Beach | $1,970/mo | $69.21/hr |
| 11510 | Baldwin | $1,800/mo | $62.31/hr |
| 11514 | Carle Place | $2,020/mo | $71.25/hr |
| 11516 | Cedarhurst | $1,900/mo | $66.35/hr |
| 11518 | East Rockaway | $2,010/mo | $70.84/hr |
| 11520 | Freeport | $1,800/mo | $62.31/hr |
| 11530 | Garden City | $2,250/mo | $80.62/hr |
| 11531 | Garden City | $1,980/mo | $69.62/hr |
| 11542 | Glen Cove | $2,070/mo | $73.29/hr |
| 11545 | Glen Head | $1,940/mo | $67.98/hr |
| 11547 | Glenwood Landing | $1,800/mo | $62.31/hr |
| 11548 | Greenvale | $2,180/mo | $77.77/hr |
| 11549 | Hempstead | $1,970/mo | $69.21/hr |
| 11550 | Hempstead | $1,800/mo | $62.31/hr |
| 11551 | Hempstead | $1,980/mo | $69.62/hr |
| 11552 | West Hempstead | $2,500/mo | $90.66/hr |
| 11553 | Uniondale | $1,970/mo | $69.21/hr |
| 11554 | East Meadow | $2,400/mo | $86.66/hr |
| 11556 | Uniondale | $1,980/mo | $69.62/hr |
| 11557 | Hewlett | $2,070/mo | $73.29/hr |
| 11558 | Island Park | $2,040/mo | $72.06/hr |
| 11559 | Lawrence | $2,280/mo | $81.85/hr |
| 11560 | Locust Valley | $2,290/mo | $82.25/hr |
| 11561 | Long Beach | $2,190/mo | $78.18/hr |
| 11563 | Lynbrook | $1,910/mo | $66.76/hr |
| 11565 | Malverne | $1,800/mo | $62.31/hr |
| 11566 | Merrick | $2,450/mo | $88.66/hr |
| 11568 | Old Westbury | $2,020/mo | $71.25/hr |
| 11569 | Point Lookout | $2,190/mo | $78.18/hr |
| 11570 | Rockville Centre | $1,800/mo | $62.31/hr |
| 11571 | Rockville Centre | $1,980/mo | $69.62/hr |
| 11572 | Oceanside | $1,930/mo | $67.58/hr |
| 11575 | Roosevelt | $2,260/mo | $81.03/hr |
| 11576 | Roslyn | $2,070/mo | $73.29/hr |
| 11577 | Roslyn Heights | $2,110/mo | $74.92/hr |
| 11579 | Sea Cliff | $2,010/mo | $70.84/hr |
| 11580 | Valley Stream | $2,280/mo | $81.85/hr |
| 11581 | Valley Stream | $1,870/mo | $65.13/hr |
| 11582 | Valley Stream | $1,980/mo | $69.62/hr |
| 11590 | Westbury | $2,000/mo | $70.43/hr |
| 11596 | Williston Park | $1,830/mo | $63.50/hr |
| 11598 | Woodmere | $2,250/mo | $80.62/hr |
| 11709 | Bayville | $1,800/mo | $62.31/hr |
| 11710 | Bellmore | $2,190/mo | $78.18/hr |
| 11714 | Bethpage | $2,020/mo | $71.25/hr |
| 11732 | East Norwich | $2,560/mo | $93.06/hr |
| 11735 | Farmingdale | $1,970/mo | $69.21/hr |
| 11753 | Jericho | $2,130/mo | $75.73/hr |
| 11756 | Levittown | $2,130/mo | $75.73/hr |
| 11758 | Massapequa | $2,020/mo | $71.25/hr |
| 11762 | Massapequa Park | $2,020/mo | $71.25/hr |
| 11765 | Mill Neck | $2,010/mo | $70.84/hr |
| 11771 | Oyster Bay | $1,800/mo | $62.31/hr |
| 11773 | Melville | $1,980/mo | $69.62/hr |
| 11783 | Seaford | $2,340/mo | $84.25/hr |
| 11791 | Syosset | $2,940/mo | $107.21/hr |
| 11793 | Wantagh | $2,080/mo | $73.69/hr |
| 11797 | Woodbury | $2,860/mo | $104.26/hr |
| 11801 | Hicksville | $2,580/mo | $93.86/hr |
| 11802 | Hicksville | $1,980/mo | $69.62/hr |
| 11803 | Plainview | $2,640/mo | $96.23/hr |
| 11804 | Old Bethpage | $2,210/mo | $78.99/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Nassau County, New York needs to pay at least $72.06 an hour before taxes, about $149,889 a year. That leaves $8,160 a month after taxes, four times the typical $2,040 rent on a studio apartment.
The minimum wage here is $17.00 an hour (New York City, Long Island and Westchester rate). The standard is 4.2 times that. A full-time minimum-wage job takes home about $2,425 a month, 30% of the standard.
Take the typical monthly cost of a studio apartment, multiply by four, and divide by 160 hours of work a month. That's the take-home pay needed per hour. The pay before taxes is what it takes to keep that much after federal, state and local income taxes and Social Security and Medicare.
The idea behind the standard is laid out in Chapter 1: The Living Wage Revolution.