Most of Morgantown is in Monongalia County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $27.28 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Morgantown with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $860 to $940 a month. At the middle rent, $910, a full-time job would need to pay $27.94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26501 | Monongalia County | $860/mo | $26.29/hr |
| 26504 | Monongalia County | $890/mo | $27.28/hr |
| 26505 | Monongalia County | $930/mo | $28.59/hr |
| 26506 | Monongalia County | $930/mo | $28.59/hr |
| 26507 | Monongalia County | $890/mo | $27.28/hr |
| 26508 | Monongalia County | $940/mo | $28.92/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Morgantown needs to pay at least $27.28 an hour before taxes, about $56,740 a year. That is the figure for Monongalia County, where the typical studio rent is $890 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Morgantown with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $860 to $940 a month. At the middle rent of $910, the pay needed would be $27.94 an hour.
The minimum wage in Monongalia County is $8.75 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.1 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