Most of Erie is in Erie County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $23.14 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 20 ZIP codes in Erie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $760 to $980 a month. At the middle rent, $760, a full-time job would need to pay $23.14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16501 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
| 16502 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
| 16503 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
| 16504 | Erie County | $840/mo | $25.73/hr |
| 16505 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
| 16506 | Erie County | $980/mo | $30.26/hr |
| 16507 | Erie County | $810/mo | $24.76/hr |
| 16508 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
| 16509 | Erie County | $880/mo | $27.02/hr |
| 16510 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
| 16511 | Erie County | $830/mo | $25.40/hr |
| 16512 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
| 16514 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
| 16515 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
| 16541 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
| 16544 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
| 16546 | Erie County | $840/mo | $25.73/hr |
| 16550 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
| 16563 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
| 16565 | Erie County | $760/mo | $23.14/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Erie needs to pay at least $23.14 an hour before taxes, about $48,127 a year. That is the figure for Erie County, where the typical studio rent is $760 a month.
Yes. Across the 20 ZIP codes in Erie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $760 to $980 a month. At the middle rent of $760, the pay needed would be $23.14 an hour.
The minimum wage in Erie County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.2 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