Most of Portsmouth is in Portsmouth city, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $44.08 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Portsmouth with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,160 to $1,410 a month. At the middle rent, $1,340, a full-time job would need to pay $44.08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23701 | Portsmouth city | $1,340/mo | $44.08/hr |
| 23702 | Portsmouth city | $1,260/mo | $40.99/hr |
| 23703 | Portsmouth city | $1,400/mo | $46.40/hr |
| 23704 | Portsmouth city | $1,380/mo | $45.63/hr |
| 23705 | Portsmouth city | $1,320/mo | $43.31/hr |
| 23707 | Portsmouth city | $1,160/mo | $37.12/hr |
| 23708 | Portsmouth city | $1,410/mo | $46.79/hr |
| 23709 | Portsmouth city | $1,340/mo | $44.08/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Portsmouth needs to pay at least $44.08 an hour before taxes, about $91,691 a year. That is the figure for Portsmouth city, where the typical studio rent is $1,340 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Portsmouth with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,160 to $1,410 a month. At the middle rent of $1,340, the pay needed would be $44.08 an hour.
The minimum wage in Portsmouth city is $12.77 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