Most of Janesville is in Rock County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $30.53 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Janesville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $970 to $1,010 a month. At the middle rent, $985, a full-time job would need to pay $30.53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53545 | Rock County | $1,010/mo | $31.36/hr |
| 53546 | Rock County | $990/mo | $30.70/hr |
| 53547 | Rock County | $980/mo | $30.37/hr |
| 53548 | Rock County | $970/mo | $30.04/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Janesville needs to pay at least $30.53 an hour before taxes, about $63,512 a year. That is the figure for Rock County, where the typical studio rent is $985 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Janesville with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $970 to $1,010 a month. At the middle rent of $985, the pay needed would be $30.53 an hour.
The minimum wage in Rock County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.2 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