Most of Goldsboro is in Wayne County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.65 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Goldsboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $870 to $1,110 a month. At the middle rent, $960, a full-time job would need to pay $29.60 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27530 | Wayne County | $870/mo | $26.65/hr |
| 27531 | Wayne County | $1,010/mo | $31.23/hr |
| 27532 | Wayne County | $960/mo | $29.60/hr |
| 27533 | Wayne County | $870/mo | $26.65/hr |
| 27534 | Wayne County | $1,110/mo | $34.52/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Goldsboro needs to pay at least $26.65 an hour before taxes, about $55,431 a year. That is the figure for Wayne County, where the typical studio rent is $870 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Goldsboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $870 to $1,110 a month. At the middle rent of $960, the pay needed would be $29.60 an hour.
The minimum wage in Wayne County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.7 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