Most of Norristown is in Montgomery County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $50.25 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Norristown with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,420 to $1,590 a month. At the middle rent, $1,570, a full-time job would need to pay $51.56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19401 | Montgomery County | $1,420/mo | $45.98/hr |
| 19403 | Montgomery County | $1,570/mo | $51.56/hr |
| 19404 | Montgomery County | $1,590/mo | $52.30/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Norristown needs to pay at least $50.25 an hour before taxes, about $104,529 a year. That is the figure for Montgomery County, where the typical studio rent is $1,535 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Norristown with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,420 to $1,590 a month. At the middle rent of $1,570, the pay needed would be $51.56 an hour.
The minimum wage in Montgomery County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.9 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