BLS wages × HUD rents · 21 metros · 10 jobs

How many hours of work does rent cost where you live?

Pick a job and a metro. We print a month's paycheck at the median wage, peel off federal taxes, tear away one month of rent, and hand you what's left.

or try Fast Food Worker × Miami

Sources: BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates · HUD Fair Market Rents FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026) · 2026 federal tax rules · By Wintacus

EARNINGS STATEMENT FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026)
Registered Nurse
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Rate (median, hourly)$48.31
Hours in a month173.3
Gross pay$8,374
Federal income tax−$1,107
Social Security + Medicare−$641
Take-home$6,627
Rent · 1BR · HUD FMR−$1,619

Rent costs

33.5 hours

of work to cover one month

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Wages May 2025 estimates · Rent FY2027 (effective Oct 1, 2026)

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New York
NY · 1BR $2,729
Los Angeles
CA · 1BR $2,402
Chicago
IL · 1BR $1,780
Dallas–Fort Worth
TX · 1BR $1,536
Houston
TX · 1BR $1,261
Atlanta
GA · 1BR $1,619
Washington, DC
DC · 1BR $2,204
Philadelphia
PA · 1BR $1,558
Miami
FL · 1BR $2,121
Phoenix
AZ · 1BR $1,493
Boston
MA · 1BR $2,518
Riverside–San Bernardino
CA · 1BR $1,705
San Francisco
CA · 1BR $2,290
Detroit
MI · 1BR $1,167
Seattle
WA · 1BR $2,180
Minneapolis–St. Paul
MN · 1BR $1,427
Tampa
FL · 1BR $1,648
San Diego
CA · 1BR $2,335
Denver
CO · 1BR $1,831
Baltimore
MD · 1BR $1,625
Orlando
FL · 1BR $1,726

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