Most of Sevierville is in Sevier County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.41 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Sevierville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $980 to $1,030 a month. At the middle rent, $1,020, a full-time job would need to pay $30.32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37862 | Sevier County | $980/mo | $29.08/hr |
| 37864 | Sevier County | $1,030/mo | $30.63/hr |
| 37876 | Sevier County | $1,020/mo | $30.32/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Sevierville needs to pay at least $31.41 an hour before taxes, about $65,337 a year. That is the figure for Sevier County, where the typical studio rent is $1,055 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Sevierville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $980 to $1,030 a month. At the middle rent of $1,020, the pay needed would be $30.32 an hour.
The minimum wage in Sevier County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.3 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