Most of Harrisburg is in Dauphin County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.56 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 21 ZIP codes in Harrisburg with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $970 to $1,370 a month. At the middle rent, $1,170, a full-time job would need to pay $36.68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17101 | Dauphin County | $1,020/mo | $31.56/hr |
| 17102 | Dauphin County | $1,100/mo | $34.15/hr |
| 17103 | Dauphin County | $970/mo | $29.94/hr |
| 17104 | Dauphin County | $1,000/mo | $30.91/hr |
| 17105 | Dauphin County | $1,170/mo | $36.68/hr |
| 17106 | Dauphin County | $1,170/mo | $36.68/hr |
| 17108 | Dauphin County | $1,170/mo | $36.68/hr |
| 17109 | Dauphin County | $1,230/mo | $38.91/hr |
| 17110 | Dauphin County | $1,350/mo | $43.37/hr |
| 17111 | Dauphin County | $1,300/mo | $41.51/hr |
| 17112 | Dauphin County | $1,370/mo | $44.12/hr |
| 17113 | Dauphin County | $1,160/mo | $36.31/hr |
| 17120 | Dauphin County | $1,170/mo | $36.68/hr |
| 17121 | Dauphin County | $1,170/mo | $36.68/hr |
| 17122 | Dauphin County | $1,170/mo | $36.68/hr |
| 17123 | Dauphin County | $1,170/mo | $36.68/hr |
| 17124 | Dauphin County | $1,170/mo | $36.68/hr |
| 17125 | Dauphin County | $1,170/mo | $36.68/hr |
| 17126 | Dauphin County | $1,170/mo | $36.68/hr |
| 17127 | Dauphin County | $1,170/mo | $36.68/hr |
| 17129 | Dauphin County | $1,170/mo | $36.68/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Harrisburg needs to pay at least $31.56 an hour before taxes, about $65,637 a year. That is the figure for Dauphin County, where the typical studio rent is $1,020 a month.
Yes. Across the 21 ZIP codes in Harrisburg with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $970 to $1,370 a month. At the middle rent of $1,170, the pay needed would be $36.68 an hour.
The minimum wage in Dauphin County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.4 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