Most of Wilson is in Wilson County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.49 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Wilson with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $960 a month. At the middle rent, $855, a full-time job would need to pay $26.16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27893 | Wilson County | $870/mo | $26.65/hr |
| 27894 | Wilson County | $840/mo | $25.67/hr |
| 27895 | Wilson County | $840/mo | $25.67/hr |
| 27896 | Wilson County | $960/mo | $29.60/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Wilson needs to pay at least $26.49 an hour before taxes, about $55,090 a year. That is the figure for Wilson County, where the typical studio rent is $865 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Wilson with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $960 a month. At the middle rent of $855, the pay needed would be $26.16 an hour.
The minimum wage in Wilson 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