Most of Pueblo is in Pueblo County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.47 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Pueblo with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $810 to $1,150 a month. At the middle rent, $870, a full-time job would need to pay $26.80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81001 | Pueblo County | $840/mo | $25.81/hr |
| 81002 | Pueblo County | $880/mo | $27.13/hr |
| 81003 | Pueblo County | $810/mo | $24.81/hr |
| 81004 | Pueblo County | $860/mo | $26.47/hr |
| 81005 | Pueblo County | $860/mo | $26.47/hr |
| 81006 | Pueblo County | $920/mo | $28.45/hr |
| 81007 | Pueblo County | $1,060/mo | $33.08/hr |
| 81008 | Pueblo County | $1,150/mo | $36.28/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Pueblo needs to pay at least $26.47 an hour before taxes, about $55,053 a year. That is the figure for Pueblo County, where the typical studio rent is $860 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Pueblo with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $810 to $1,150 a month. At the middle rent of $870, the pay needed would be $26.80 an hour.
The minimum wage in Pueblo County is $15.16 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 1.7 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