Most of Green Bay is in Brown County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.20 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 10 ZIP codes in Green Bay with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $860 to $1,070 a month. At the middle rent, $970, a full-time job would need to pay $30.04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54301 | Brown County | $960/mo | $29.71/hr |
| 54302 | Brown County | $860/mo | $26.39/hr |
| 54303 | Brown County | $920/mo | $28.38/hr |
| 54304 | Brown County | $940/mo | $29.04/hr |
| 54305 | Brown County | $980/mo | $30.37/hr |
| 54307 | Brown County | $960/mo | $29.71/hr |
| 54308 | Brown County | $980/mo | $30.37/hr |
| 54311 | Brown County | $1,060/mo | $33.03/hr |
| 54313 | Brown County | $1,070/mo | $33.37/hr |
| 54324 | Brown County | $980/mo | $30.37/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Green Bay needs to pay at least $31.20 an hour before taxes, about $64,891 a year. That is the figure for Brown County, where the typical studio rent is $1,005 a month.
Yes. Across the 10 ZIP codes in Green Bay with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $860 to $1,070 a month. At the middle rent of $970, the pay needed would be $30.04 an hour.
The minimum wage in Brown County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.3 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