Most of Chesapeake is in Chesapeake city, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $54.14 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 9 ZIP codes in Chesapeake with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,250 to $1,870 a month. At the middle rent, $1,580, a full-time job would need to pay $53.37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23320 | Chesapeake city | $1,850/mo | $63.83/hr |
| 23321 | Chesapeake city | $1,500/mo | $50.27/hr |
| 23322 | Chesapeake city | $1,870/mo | $64.63/hr |
| 23323 | Chesapeake city | $1,700/mo | $58.01/hr |
| 23324 | Chesapeake city | $1,250/mo | $40.60/hr |
| 23325 | Chesapeake city | $1,460/mo | $48.73/hr |
| 23326 | Chesapeake city | $1,580/mo | $53.37/hr |
| 23327 | Chesapeake city | $1,580/mo | $53.37/hr |
| 23328 | Chesapeake city | $1,580/mo | $53.37/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Chesapeake needs to pay at least $54.14 an hour before taxes, about $112,620 a year. That is the figure for Chesapeake city, where the typical studio rent is $1,600 a month.
Yes. Across the 9 ZIP codes in Chesapeake with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,250 to $1,870 a month. At the middle rent of $1,580, the pay needed would be $53.37 an hour.
The minimum wage in Chesapeake city is $12.77 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.2 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