Most of Butler is in Butler County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.94 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Butler with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $890 to $1,040 a month. At the middle rent, $960, a full-time job would need to pay $29.61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16001 | Butler County | $960/mo | $29.61/hr |
| 16002 | Butler County | $890/mo | $27.35/hr |
| 16003 | Butler County | $1,040/mo | $32.20/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Butler needs to pay at least $29.94 an hour before taxes, about $62,269 a year. That is the figure for Butler County, where the typical studio rent is $970 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Butler with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $890 to $1,040 a month. At the middle rent of $960, the pay needed would be $29.61 an hour.
The minimum wage in Butler County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.1 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