Most of Boise is in Ada County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $39.57 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 18 ZIP codes in Boise with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,060 to $1,560 a month. At the middle rent, $1,200, a full-time job would need to pay $38.03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83701 | Ada County | $1,200/mo | $38.03/hr |
| 83702 | Ada County | $1,090/mo | $33.92/hr |
| 83703 | Ada County | $1,100/mo | $34.25/hr |
| 83704 | Ada County | $1,160/mo | $36.50/hr |
| 83705 | Ada County | $1,060/mo | $32.92/hr |
| 83706 | Ada County | $1,170/mo | $36.88/hr |
| 83707 | Ada County | $1,200/mo | $38.03/hr |
| 83709 | Ada County | $1,380/mo | $44.95/hr |
| 83711 | Ada County | $1,200/mo | $38.03/hr |
| 83712 | Ada County | $1,080/mo | $33.58/hr |
| 83713 | Ada County | $1,370/mo | $44.57/hr |
| 83715 | Ada County | $1,200/mo | $38.03/hr |
| 83716 | Ada County | $1,560/mo | $51.87/hr |
| 83717 | Ada County | $1,200/mo | $38.03/hr |
| 83719 | Ada County | $1,200/mo | $38.03/hr |
| 83720 | Ada County | $1,200/mo | $38.03/hr |
| 83724 | Ada County | $1,200/mo | $38.03/hr |
| 83725 | Ada County | $1,200/mo | $38.03/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Boise needs to pay at least $39.57 an hour before taxes, about $82,305 a year. That is the figure for Ada County, where the typical studio rent is $1,240 a month.
Yes. Across the 18 ZIP codes in Boise with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,060 to $1,560 a month. At the middle rent of $1,200, the pay needed would be $38.03 an hour.
The minimum wage in Ada County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.5 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