To take home four times the typical rent, a full-time job in Colorado needs to pay from $22.83 an hour in Bent County to $68.10 in Douglas County, before taxes. The middle county is Morgan County at $31.76.
| County | Pay needed | Studio rent |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $56.89/hr | $1,690/mo |
| Alamosa County | $26.14/hr | $850/mo |
| Arapahoe County | $56.51/hr | $1,680/mo |
| Archuleta County | $40.21/hr | $1,253/mo |
| Baca County | $25.14/hr | $820/mo |
| Bent County | $22.83/hr | $750/mo |
| Boulder County | $53.46/hr | $1,600/mo |
| Broomfield County | $59.22/hr | $1,751/mo |
| Chaffee County | $41.44/hr | $1,285/mo |
| Cheyenne County | $27.13/hr | $880/mo |
| Clear Creek County | $59.22/hr | $1,751/mo |
| Conejos County | $23.49/hr | $770/mo |
| Costilla County | $24.81/hr | $810/mo |
| Crowley County | $33.08/hr | $1,060/mo |
| Custer County | $27.56/hr | $893/mo |
| Delta County | $30.11/hr | $970/mo |
| Denver County | $60.32/hr | $1,780/mo |
| Dolores County | $30.73/hr | $989/mo |
| Douglas County | $68.10/hr | $1,980/mo |
| Eagle County | $57.27/hr | $1,700/mo |
| El Paso County | $38.19/hr | $1,200/mo |
| Elbert County | $48.88/hr | $1,480/mo |
| Fremont County | $33.42/hr | $1,070/mo |
| Garfield County | $41.05/hr | $1,275/mo |
| Gilpin County | $59.22/hr | $1,751/mo |
| Grand County | $44.49/hr | $1,365/mo |
| Gunnison County | $38.76/hr | $1,215/mo |
| Hinsdale County | $30.37/hr | $978/mo |
| Huerfano County | $27.13/hr | $880/mo |
| Jackson County | $34.52/hr | $1,103/mo |
| Jefferson County | $63.38/hr | $1,860/mo |
| Kiowa County | $28.62/hr | $925/mo |
| Kit Carson County | $25.47/hr | $830/mo |
| La Plata County | $42.39/hr | $1,310/mo |
| Lake County | $34.52/hr | $1,103/mo |
| Larimer County | $51.17/hr | $1,540/mo |
| Las Animas County | $28.28/hr | $915/mo |
| Lincoln County | $23.82/hr | $780/mo |
| Logan County | $29.61/hr | $955/mo |
| Mesa County | $28.78/hr | $930/mo |
| Mineral County | $34.52/hr | $1,103/mo |
| Moffat County | $39.15/hr | $1,225/mo |
| Montezuma County | $29.77/hr | $960/mo |
| Montrose County | $30.77/hr | $990/mo |
| Morgan County | $31.76/hr | $1,020/mo |
| Otero County | $24.81/hr | $810/mo |
| Ouray County | $38.88/hr | $1,218/mo |
| Park County | $61.66/hr | $1,815/mo |
| Phillips County | $25.47/hr | $830/mo |
| Pitkin County | $62.23/hr | $1,830/mo |
| Prowers County | $24.48/hr | $800/mo |
| Pueblo County | $26.47/hr | $860/mo |
| Rio Blanco County | $26.63/hr | $865/mo |
| Rio Grande County | $29.11/hr | $940/mo |
| Routt County | $67.11/hr | $1,955/mo |
| Saguache County | $25.64/hr | $835/mo |
| San Juan County | $28.98/hr | $936/mo |
| San Miguel County | $35.75/hr | $1,136/mo |
| Sedgwick County | $25.14/hr | $820/mo |
| Summit County | $58.41/hr | $1,730/mo |
| Teller County | $31.60/hr | $1,015/mo |
| Washington County | $28.28/hr | $915/mo |
| Weld County | $40.10/hr | $1,250/mo |
| Yuma County | $25.14/hr | $820/mo |
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, state and local income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent?