Most of Eau Claire is in Eau Claire County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $32.03 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Eau Claire with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,020 to $1,040 a month. At the middle rent, $1,030, a full-time job would need to pay $32.03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54701 | Eau Claire County | $1,040/mo | $32.36/hr |
| 54702 | Eau Claire County | $1,020/mo | $31.70/hr |
| 54703 | Eau Claire County | $1,030/mo | $32.03/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Eau Claire needs to pay at least $32.03 an hour before taxes, about $66,619 a year. That is the figure for Eau Claire County, where the typical studio rent is $1,030 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Eau Claire with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,020 to $1,040 a month. At the middle rent of $1,030, the pay needed would be $32.03 an hour.
The minimum wage in Eau Claire County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.4 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