Most of Syracuse 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 24 ZIP codes in Syracuse with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,220 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13201 | Onondaga County | $1,080/mo | $34.31/hr |
| 13202 | Onondaga County | $1,220/mo | $39.69/hr |
| 13203 | Onondaga County | $1,000/mo | $31.63/hr |
| 13204 | Onondaga County | $990/mo | $31.29/hr |
| 13205 | Onondaga County | $940/mo | $29.62/hr |
| 13206 | Onondaga County | $930/mo | $29.28/hr |
| 13207 | Onondaga County | $1,100/mo | $35.05/hr |
| 13208 | Onondaga County | $1,000/mo | $31.63/hr |
| 13209 | Onondaga County | $980/mo | $30.96/hr |
| 13210 | Onondaga County | $1,110/mo | $35.43/hr |
| 13211 | Onondaga County | $1,130/mo | $36.20/hr |
| 13212 | Onondaga County | $1,050/mo | $33.31/hr |
| 13214 | Onondaga County | $1,050/mo | $33.31/hr |
| 13215 | Onondaga County | $1,200/mo | $38.91/hr |
| 13217 | Onondaga County | $1,080/mo | $34.31/hr |
| 13218 | Onondaga County | $1,080/mo | $34.31/hr |
| 13219 | Onondaga County | $1,060/mo | $33.64/hr |
| 13220 | Onondaga County | $1,080/mo | $34.31/hr |
| 13224 | Onondaga County | $1,020/mo | $32.30/hr |
| 13225 | Onondaga County | $1,080/mo | $34.31/hr |
| 13235 | Onondaga County | $1,080/mo | $34.31/hr |
| 13244 | Onondaga County | $1,110/mo | $35.43/hr |
| 13261 | Onondaga County | $1,080/mo | $34.31/hr |
| 13290 | Onondaga County | $1,080/mo | $34.31/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Syracuse 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 24 ZIP codes in Syracuse with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,220 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