Most of Pawtucket is in Providence County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $47.83 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Pawtucket with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,300 to $1,430 a month. At the middle rent, $1,340, a full-time job would need to pay $43.63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02860 | Providence County | $1,300/mo | $42.11/hr |
| 02861 | Providence County | $1,340/mo | $43.63/hr |
| 02862 | Providence County | $1,430/mo | $47.07/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Pawtucket needs to pay at least $47.83 an hour before taxes, about $99,490 a year. That is the figure for Providence County, where the typical studio rent is $1,450 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Pawtucket with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,300 to $1,430 a month. At the middle rent of $1,340, the pay needed would be $43.63 an hour.
The minimum wage in Providence County is $16.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.0 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