Most of North 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 9 ZIP codes in North Little Rock with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $890 to $1,010 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72114 | Pulaski County | $890/mo | $27.21/hr |
| 72115 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72116 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72117 | Pulaski County | $1,010/mo | $31.13/hr |
| 72118 | Pulaski County | $950/mo | $29.17/hr |
| 72119 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72124 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72190 | Pulaski County | $990/mo | $30.48/hr |
| 72199 | Pulaski County | $960/mo | $29.50/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in North 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 9 ZIP codes in North Little Rock with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $890 to $1,010 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