Most of Staten Island is in Richmond County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $99.43 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 14 ZIP codes in Staten Island with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,280 to $2,830 a month. At the middle rent, $2,460, a full-time job would need to pay $99.43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10301 | Richmond County | $2,660/mo | $107.33/hr |
| 10302 | Richmond County | $2,460/mo | $99.43/hr |
| 10303 | Richmond County | $2,500/mo | $101.00/hr |
| 10304 | Richmond County | $2,380/mo | $96.27/hr |
| 10305 | Richmond County | $2,370/mo | $95.86/hr |
| 10306 | Richmond County | $2,460/mo | $99.43/hr |
| 10307 | Richmond County | $2,280/mo | $91.79/hr |
| 10308 | Richmond County | $2,460/mo | $99.43/hr |
| 10309 | Richmond County | $2,830/mo | $114.11/hr |
| 10310 | Richmond County | $2,420/mo | $97.86/hr |
| 10311 | Richmond County | $2,450/mo | $99.04/hr |
| 10312 | Richmond County | $2,570/mo | $103.75/hr |
| 10313 | Richmond County | $2,450/mo | $99.04/hr |
| 10314 | Richmond County | $2,500/mo | $101.00/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Staten Island needs to pay at least $99.43 an hour before taxes, about $206,817 a year. That is the figure for Richmond County, where the typical studio rent is $2,460 a month.
Yes. Across the 14 ZIP codes in Staten Island with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,280 to $2,830 a month. At the middle rent of $2,460, the pay needed would be $99.43 an hour.
The minimum wage in Richmond County is $17.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.8 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