Most of Selma is in Dallas County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $22.58 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Selma with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $700 to $750 a month. At the middle rent, $720, a full-time job would need to pay $22.09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36701 | Dallas County | $750/mo | $23.07/hr |
| 36702 | Dallas County | $720/mo | $22.09/hr |
| 36703 | Dallas County | $700/mo | $21.43/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Selma needs to pay at least $22.58 an hour before taxes, about $46,968 a year. That is the figure for Dallas County, where the typical studio rent is $735 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Selma with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $700 to $750 a month. At the middle rent of $720, the pay needed would be $22.09 an hour.
The minimum wage in Dallas County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.1 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