Most of Coeur D Alene is in Kootenai County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $35.53 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Coeur D Alene with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,270 to $1,370 a month. At the middle rent, $1,290, a full-time job would need to pay $41.49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83814 | Kootenai County | $1,290/mo | $41.49/hr |
| 83815 | Kootenai County | $1,370/mo | $44.57/hr |
| 83816 | Kootenai County | $1,270/mo | $40.72/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Coeur D Alene needs to pay at least $35.53 an hour before taxes, about $73,911 a year. That is the figure for Kootenai County, where the typical studio rent is $1,135 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Coeur D Alene with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,270 to $1,370 a month. At the middle rent of $1,290, the pay needed would be $41.49 an hour.
The minimum wage in Kootenai County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.9 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