Most of Little Rock is in Pulaski County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.82 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 24 ZIP codes in Little Rock with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $890 to $1,230 a month. At the middle rent, $990, a full-time job would need to pay $30.48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72201 | Pulaski County | $1,230/mo | $38.85/hr |
| 72202 | Pulaski County | $1,010/mo | $31.13/hr |
| 72203 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72204 | Pulaski County | $970/mo | $29.82/hr |
| 72205 | Pulaski County | $1,020/mo | $31.45/hr |
| 72206 | Pulaski County | $890/mo | $27.21/hr |
| 72207 | Pulaski County | $910/mo | $27.87/hr |
| 72209 | Pulaski County | $900/mo | $27.54/hr |
| 72210 | Pulaski County | $900/mo | $27.54/hr |
| 72211 | Pulaski County | $1,060/mo | $32.76/hr |
| 72212 | Pulaski County | $1,000/mo | $30.80/hr |
| 72214 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72215 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72216 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72217 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72219 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72221 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72222 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72223 | Pulaski County | $1,190/mo | $37.35/hr |
| 72225 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72227 | Pulaski County | $950/mo | $29.17/hr |
| 72231 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72255 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72260 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Little Rock needs to pay at least $29.82 an hour before taxes, about $62,033 a year. That is the figure for Pulaski County, where the typical studio rent is $970 a month.
Yes. Across the 24 ZIP codes in Little Rock with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $890 to $1,230 a month. At the middle rent of $990, the pay needed would be $30.48 an hour.
The minimum wage in Pulaski County is $11.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.7 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