Most of Scranton is in Lackawanna County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.29 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 12 ZIP codes in Scranton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $880 to $1,070 a month. At the middle rent, $950, a full-time job would need to pay $29.29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18501 | Lackawanna County | $950/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 18503 | Lackawanna County | $1,070/mo | $33.18/hr |
| 18504 | Lackawanna County | $950/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 18505 | Lackawanna County | $930/mo | $28.64/hr |
| 18508 | Lackawanna County | $1,000/mo | $30.91/hr |
| 18509 | Lackawanna County | $960/mo | $29.61/hr |
| 18510 | Lackawanna County | $1,020/mo | $31.56/hr |
| 18512 | Lackawanna County | $880/mo | $27.02/hr |
| 18515 | Lackawanna County | $950/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 18519 | Lackawanna County | $900/mo | $27.67/hr |
| 18540 | Lackawanna County | $950/mo | $29.29/hr |
| 18577 | Lackawanna County | $950/mo | $29.29/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Scranton needs to pay at least $29.29 an hour before taxes, about $60,922 a year. That is the figure for Lackawanna County, where the typical studio rent is $950 a month.
Yes. Across the 12 ZIP codes in Scranton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $880 to $1,070 a month. At the middle rent of $950, the pay needed would be $29.29 an hour.
The minimum wage in Lackawanna County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.0 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