Most of Rochester is in Monroe County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $33.31 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 37 ZIP codes in Rochester with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,010 to $1,510 a month. At the middle rent, $1,030, a full-time job would need to pay $32.64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14602 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
| 14603 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
| 14604 | Monroe County | $1,200/mo | $38.91/hr |
| 14605 | Monroe County | $1,010/mo | $31.97/hr |
| 14606 | Monroe County | $1,010/mo | $31.97/hr |
| 14607 | Monroe County | $1,140/mo | $36.59/hr |
| 14608 | Monroe County | $1,010/mo | $31.97/hr |
| 14609 | Monroe County | $1,010/mo | $31.97/hr |
| 14610 | Monroe County | $1,070/mo | $33.98/hr |
| 14611 | Monroe County | $1,010/mo | $31.97/hr |
| 14612 | Monroe County | $1,010/mo | $31.97/hr |
| 14613 | Monroe County | $1,010/mo | $31.97/hr |
| 14614 | Monroe County | $1,510/mo | $50.95/hr |
| 14615 | Monroe County | $1,010/mo | $31.97/hr |
| 14616 | Monroe County | $1,010/mo | $31.97/hr |
| 14617 | Monroe County | $1,050/mo | $33.31/hr |
| 14618 | Monroe County | $1,200/mo | $38.91/hr |
| 14619 | Monroe County | $1,110/mo | $35.43/hr |
| 14620 | Monroe County | $1,110/mo | $35.43/hr |
| 14621 | Monroe County | $1,010/mo | $31.97/hr |
| 14622 | Monroe County | $1,010/mo | $31.97/hr |
| 14623 | Monroe County | $1,110/mo | $35.43/hr |
| 14624 | Monroe County | $1,140/mo | $36.59/hr |
| 14625 | Monroe County | $1,290/mo | $42.40/hr |
| 14626 | Monroe County | $1,050/mo | $33.31/hr |
| 14627 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
| 14638 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
| 14639 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
| 14642 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
| 14643 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
| 14646 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
| 14647 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
| 14649 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
| 14651 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
| 14652 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
| 14653 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
| 14692 | Monroe County | $1,030/mo | $32.64/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Rochester needs to pay at least $33.31 an hour before taxes, about $69,280 a year. That is the figure for Monroe County, where the typical studio rent is $1,050 a month.
Yes. Across the 37 ZIP codes in Rochester with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,010 to $1,510 a month. At the middle rent of $1,030, the pay needed would be $32.64 an hour.
The minimum wage in Monroe 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