Most of Suffolk is in Suffolk city, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $52.98 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Suffolk with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,140 to $1,810 a month. At the middle rent, $1,545, a full-time job would need to pay $52.02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23432 | Suffolk city | $1,470/mo | $49.11/hr |
| 23433 | Suffolk city | $1,740/mo | $59.56/hr |
| 23434 | Suffolk city | $1,360/mo | $44.86/hr |
| 23435 | Suffolk city | $1,810/mo | $62.27/hr |
| 23436 | Suffolk city | $1,780/mo | $61.11/hr |
| 23437 | Suffolk city | $1,140/mo | $36.34/hr |
| 23438 | Suffolk city | $1,570/mo | $52.98/hr |
| 23439 | Suffolk city | $1,520/mo | $51.05/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Suffolk needs to pay at least $52.98 an hour before taxes, about $110,205 a year. That is the figure for Suffolk city, where the typical studio rent is $1,570 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Suffolk with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,140 to $1,810 a month. At the middle rent of $1,545, the pay needed would be $52.02 an hour.
The minimum wage in Suffolk city is $12.77 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.1 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