Most of Colorado Springs is in El Paso County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $38.19 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 44 ZIP codes in Colorado Springs with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $940 to $1,690 a month. At the middle rent, $1,130, a full-time job would need to pay $35.52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80901 | El Paso County | $1,130/mo | $35.52/hr |
| 80902 | El Paso County | $1,430/mo | $46.97/hr |
| 80903 | El Paso County | $1,070/mo | $33.42/hr |
| 80904 | El Paso County | $990/mo | $30.77/hr |
| 80905 | El Paso County | $1,000/mo | $31.10/hr |
| 80906 | El Paso County | $1,170/mo | $37.05/hr |
| 80907 | El Paso County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 80908 | El Paso County | $1,180/mo | $37.43/hr |
| 80909 | El Paso County | $990/mo | $30.77/hr |
| 80910 | El Paso County | $1,040/mo | $32.42/hr |
| 80911 | El Paso County | $1,160/mo | $36.66/hr |
| 80912 | El Paso County | $1,130/mo | $35.52/hr |
| 80913 | El Paso County | $1,320/mo | $42.77/hr |
| 80914 | El Paso County | $1,310/mo | $42.39/hr |
| 80915 | El Paso County | $1,030/mo | $32.09/hr |
| 80916 | El Paso County | $1,090/mo | $34.08/hr |
| 80917 | El Paso County | $1,020/mo | $31.76/hr |
| 80918 | El Paso County | $1,200/mo | $38.19/hr |
| 80919 | El Paso County | $1,250/mo | $40.10/hr |
| 80920 | El Paso County | $1,370/mo | $44.68/hr |
| 80921 | El Paso County | $1,480/mo | $48.88/hr |
| 80922 | El Paso County | $1,370/mo | $44.68/hr |
| 80923 | El Paso County | $1,360/mo | $44.30/hr |
| 80924 | El Paso County | $1,480/mo | $48.88/hr |
| 80925 | El Paso County | $1,590/mo | $53.07/hr |
| 80926 | El Paso County | $1,070/mo | $33.42/hr |
| 80927 | El Paso County | $1,690/mo | $56.89/hr |
| 80928 | El Paso County | $1,140/mo | $35.90/hr |
| 80929 | El Paso County | $1,470/mo | $48.49/hr |
| 80930 | El Paso County | $1,430/mo | $46.97/hr |
| 80931 | El Paso County | $1,130/mo | $35.52/hr |
| 80932 | El Paso County | $1,130/mo | $35.52/hr |
| 80933 | El Paso County | $1,130/mo | $35.52/hr |
| 80934 | El Paso County | $1,130/mo | $35.52/hr |
| 80935 | El Paso County | $1,130/mo | $35.52/hr |
| 80936 | El Paso County | $1,130/mo | $35.52/hr |
| 80937 | El Paso County | $1,130/mo | $35.52/hr |
| 80938 | El Paso County | $1,530/mo | $50.78/hr |
| 80939 | El Paso County | $1,460/mo | $48.11/hr |
| 80949 | El Paso County | $1,130/mo | $35.52/hr |
| 80951 | El Paso County | $1,480/mo | $48.88/hr |
| 80960 | El Paso County | $1,130/mo | $35.52/hr |
| 80962 | El Paso County | $1,130/mo | $35.52/hr |
| 80970 | El Paso County | $1,130/mo | $35.52/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Colorado Springs needs to pay at least $38.19 an hour before taxes, about $79,437 a year. That is the figure for El Paso County, where the typical studio rent is $1,200 a month.
Yes. Across the 44 ZIP codes in Colorado Springs with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $940 to $1,690 a month. At the middle rent of $1,130, the pay needed would be $35.52 an hour.
The minimum wage in El Paso County is $15.16 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.5 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