Observed arrival · 2026-10-01
Four Times Rent puts a housing-cost test on job pay
A calculator compares a job’s pay with a take-home wage standard based on studio rents in the county where the work happens.
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- Job seekers comparing pay with local housing costs
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- HUD Fair Market Rents are at the 40th percentile, so the site explicitly treats its housing-based figures as a floor.
Field notes
The method uses HUD Fair Market Rents for a studio, including utilities, and derives a county figure from the middle value of qualifying ZIP-level rents. Tax estimates use the open-source PolicyEngine model and account for federal payroll taxes and specified state deductions; the page excludes some local taxes and local minimum-wage rules. It also distinguishes an hourly threshold from the monthly target, noting that part-time work may meet one but not the other.
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