Most of Salisbury is in Rowan County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.23 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Salisbury with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $900 to $1,040 a month. At the middle rent, $1,010, a full-time job would need to pay $31.23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28144 | Rowan County | $1,030/mo | $31.89/hr |
| 28145 | Rowan County | $990/mo | $30.58/hr |
| 28146 | Rowan County | $900/mo | $27.63/hr |
| 28147 | Rowan County | $1,040/mo | $32.22/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Salisbury needs to pay at least $31.23 an hour before taxes, about $64,965 a year. That is the figure for Rowan County, where the typical studio rent is $1,010 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Salisbury with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $900 to $1,040 a month. At the middle rent of $1,010, the pay needed would be $31.23 an hour.
The minimum wage in Rowan County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.3 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