Most of Johnstown is in Cambria County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $25.73 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Johnstown with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $830 to $920 a month. At the middle rent, $830, a full-time job would need to pay $25.40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15901 | Cambria County | $830/mo | $25.40/hr |
| 15902 | Cambria County | $830/mo | $25.40/hr |
| 15904 | Cambria County | $920/mo | $28.32/hr |
| 15905 | Cambria County | $900/mo | $27.67/hr |
| 15906 | Cambria County | $830/mo | $25.40/hr |
| 15907 | Cambria County | $830/mo | $25.40/hr |
| 15909 | Cambria County | $840/mo | $25.73/hr |
| 15915 | Cambria County | $830/mo | $25.40/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Johnstown needs to pay at least $25.73 an hour before taxes, about $53,514 a year. That is the figure for Cambria County, where the typical studio rent is $840 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Johnstown with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $830 to $920 a month. At the middle rent of $830, the pay needed would be $25.40 an hour.
The minimum wage in Cambria County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.5 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