Most of Poughkeepsie is in Dutchess County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $50.57 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Poughkeepsie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,360 to $1,540 a month. At the middle rent, $1,495, a full-time job would need to pay $50.37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12601 | Dutchess County | $1,360/mo | $45.11/hr |
| 12602 | Dutchess County | $1,450/mo | $48.62/hr |
| 12603 | Dutchess County | $1,540/mo | $52.12/hr |
| 12604 | Dutchess County | $1,540/mo | $52.12/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Poughkeepsie needs to pay at least $50.57 an hour before taxes, about $105,178 a year. That is the figure for Dutchess County, where the typical studio rent is $1,500 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Poughkeepsie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,360 to $1,540 a month. At the middle rent of $1,495, the pay needed would be $50.37 an hour.
The minimum wage in Dutchess County is $16.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.2 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