Most of Jonesboro is in Craighead County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $25.58 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Jonesboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $860 to $1,000 a month. At the middle rent, $890, a full-time job would need to pay $27.21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72401 | Craighead County | $860/mo | $26.24/hr |
| 72402 | Craighead County | $890/mo | $27.21/hr |
| 72403 | Craighead County | $890/mo | $27.21/hr |
| 72404 | Craighead County | $900/mo | $27.54/hr |
| 72405 | Craighead County | $1,000/mo | $30.80/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Jonesboro needs to pay at least $25.58 an hour before taxes, about $53,214 a year. That is the figure for Craighead County, where the typical studio rent is $840 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Jonesboro with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $860 to $1,000 a month. At the middle rent of $890, the pay needed would be $27.21 an hour.
The minimum wage in Craighead County is $11.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.3 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