Most of Parkersburg is in Wood County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $24.32 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Parkersburg with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $770 to $800 a month. At the middle rent, $785, a full-time job would need to pay $23.83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26101 | Wood County | $770/mo | $23.34/hr |
| 26102 | Wood County | $800/mo | $24.32/hr |
| 26103 | Wood County | $800/mo | $24.32/hr |
| 26104 | Wood County | $770/mo | $23.34/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Parkersburg needs to pay at least $24.32 an hour before taxes, about $50,594 a year. That is the figure for Wood County, where the typical studio rent is $800 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Parkersburg with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $770 to $800 a month. At the middle rent of $785, the pay needed would be $23.83 an hour.
The minimum wage in Wood County is $8.75 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.8 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