Most of Greenville is in Greenville County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $39.54 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 17 ZIP codes in Greenville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,190 to $1,920 a month. At the middle rent, $1,380, a full-time job would need to pay $45.03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29601 | Greenville County | $1,920/mo | $65.93/hr |
| 29602 | Greenville County | $1,380/mo | $45.03/hr |
| 29603 | Greenville County | $1,380/mo | $45.03/hr |
| 29604 | Greenville County | $1,380/mo | $45.03/hr |
| 29605 | Greenville County | $1,190/mo | $37.58/hr |
| 29606 | Greenville County | $1,380/mo | $45.03/hr |
| 29607 | Greenville County | $1,600/mo | $53.57/hr |
| 29608 | Greenville County | $1,380/mo | $45.03/hr |
| 29609 | Greenville County | $1,230/mo | $39.15/hr |
| 29610 | Greenville County | $1,380/mo | $45.03/hr |
| 29611 | Greenville County | $1,250/mo | $39.93/hr |
| 29612 | Greenville County | $1,380/mo | $45.03/hr |
| 29613 | Greenville County | $1,200/mo | $37.97/hr |
| 29614 | Greenville County | $1,370/mo | $44.64/hr |
| 29615 | Greenville County | $1,500/mo | $49.73/hr |
| 29616 | Greenville County | $1,380/mo | $45.03/hr |
| 29617 | Greenville County | $1,190/mo | $37.58/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Greenville needs to pay at least $39.54 an hour before taxes, about $82,243 a year. That is the figure for Greenville County, where the typical studio rent is $1,240 a month.
Yes. Across the 17 ZIP codes in Greenville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,190 to $1,920 a month. At the middle rent of $1,380, the pay needed would be $45.03 an hour.
The minimum wage in Greenville County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.5 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