Most of Allentown is in Lehigh County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $41.14 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Allentown with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,200 to $1,610 a month. At the middle rent, $1,320, a full-time job would need to pay $42.26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18101 | Lehigh County | $1,340/mo | $43.00/hr |
| 18102 | Lehigh County | $1,200/mo | $37.79/hr |
| 18103 | Lehigh County | $1,310/mo | $41.89/hr |
| 18104 | Lehigh County | $1,610/mo | $53.04/hr |
| 18105 | Lehigh County | $1,320/mo | $42.26/hr |
| 18106 | Lehigh County | $1,470/mo | $47.84/hr |
| 18109 | Lehigh County | $1,280/mo | $40.77/hr |
| 18195 | Lehigh County | $1,320/mo | $42.26/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Allentown needs to pay at least $41.14 an hour before taxes, about $85,574 a year. That is the figure for Lehigh County, where the typical studio rent is $1,290 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Allentown with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,200 to $1,610 a month. At the middle rent of $1,320, the pay needed would be $42.26 an hour.
The minimum wage in Lehigh County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.7 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