Most of Utica is in Oneida County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $27.94 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Utica with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $830 to $920 a month. At the middle rent, $870, a full-time job would need to pay $27.27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13501 | Oneida County | $830/mo | $25.93/hr |
| 13502 | Oneida County | $920/mo | $28.95/hr |
| 13503 | Oneida County | $870/mo | $27.27/hr |
| 13504 | Oneida County | $870/mo | $27.27/hr |
| 13505 | Oneida County | $870/mo | $27.27/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Utica needs to pay at least $27.94 an hour before taxes, about $58,113 a year. That is the figure for Oneida County, where the typical studio rent is $890 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Utica with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $830 to $920 a month. At the middle rent of $870, the pay needed would be $27.27 an hour.
The minimum wage in Oneida County is $16.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 1.7 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