Most of Springfield is in Fairfax County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $87.79 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Springfield with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,360 to $2,920 a month. At the middle rent, $2,670, a full-time job would need to pay $96.53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22150 | Fairfax County | $2,410/mo | $86.20/hr |
| 22151 | Fairfax County | $2,680/mo | $96.90/hr |
| 22152 | Fairfax County | $2,670/mo | $96.53/hr |
| 22153 | Fairfax County | $2,920/mo | $105.64/hr |
| 22160 | Fairfax County | $2,360/mo | $84.20/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Springfield needs to pay at least $87.79 an hour before taxes, about $182,609 a year. That is the figure for Fairfax County, where the typical studio rent is $2,450 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Springfield with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,360 to $2,920 a month. At the middle rent of $2,670, the pay needed would be $96.53 an hour.
The minimum wage in Fairfax County is $12.77 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.9 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