Most of Aiken is in Aiken County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $25.31 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Aiken with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $750 to $1,010 a month. At the middle rent, $940, a full-time job would need to pay $28.70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29801 | Aiken County | $980/mo | $30.06/hr |
| 29802 | Aiken County | $940/mo | $28.70/hr |
| 29803 | Aiken County | $1,010/mo | $31.07/hr |
| 29804 | Aiken County | $940/mo | $28.70/hr |
| 29805 | Aiken County | $750/mo | $22.29/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Aiken needs to pay at least $25.31 an hour before taxes, about $52,645 a year. That is the figure for Aiken County, where the typical studio rent is $840 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Aiken with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $750 to $1,010 a month. At the middle rent of $940, the pay needed would be $28.70 an hour.
The minimum wage in Aiken 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