Most of Wausau is in Marathon County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $24.73 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Wausau with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $850 to $860 a month. At the middle rent, $850, a full-time job would need to pay $26.06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54401 | Marathon County | $860/mo | $26.39/hr |
| 54402 | Marathon County | $850/mo | $26.06/hr |
| 54403 | Marathon County | $850/mo | $26.06/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Wausau needs to pay at least $24.73 an hour before taxes, about $51,447 a year. That is the figure for Marathon County, where the typical studio rent is $810 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Wausau with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $850 to $860 a month. At the middle rent of $850, the pay needed would be $26.06 an hour.
The minimum wage in Marathon County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.4 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