Most of Meridian 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 3 ZIP codes in Meridian with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,200 to $1,420 a month. At the middle rent, $1,240, a full-time job would need to pay $39.57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83642 | Ada County | $1,240/mo | $39.57/hr |
| 83646 | Ada County | $1,420/mo | $46.49/hr |
| 83680 | Ada County | $1,200/mo | $38.03/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Meridian 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 3 ZIP codes in Meridian with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,200 to $1,420 a month. At the middle rent of $1,240, the pay needed would be $39.57 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