To take home four times the typical rent, a full-time job in Indiana needs to pay from $21.32 an hour in Fayette County to $47.86 in Hamilton County, before taxes. The middle county is Gibson County at $25.00.
| County | Pay needed | Studio rent |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $23.06/hr | $760/mo |
| Allen County | $31.30/hr | $1,015/mo |
| Bartholomew County | $34.37/hr | $1,110/mo |
| Benton County | $24.68/hr | $810/mo |
| Blackford County | $23.03/hr | $759/mo |
| Boone County | $30.49/hr | $990/mo |
| Brown County | $27.58/hr | $900/mo |
| Carroll County | $23.71/hr | $780/mo |
| Cass County | $25.32/hr | $830/mo |
| Clark County | $27.26/hr | $890/mo |
| Clay County | $25.97/hr | $850/mo |
| Clinton County | $27.26/hr | $890/mo |
| Crawford County | $23.06/hr | $760/mo |
| Daviess County | $23.38/hr | $770/mo |
| Dearborn County | $27.10/hr | $885/mo |
| Decatur County | $27.26/hr | $890/mo |
| DeKalb County | $23.06/hr | $760/mo |
| Delaware County | $26.29/hr | $860/mo |
| Dubois County | $24.03/hr | $790/mo |
| Elkhart County | $31.46/hr | $1,020/mo |
| Fayette County | $21.32/hr | $706/mo |
| Floyd County | $29.52/hr | $960/mo |
| Fountain County | $23.71/hr | $780/mo |
| Franklin County | $25.81/hr | $845/mo |
| Fulton County | $24.03/hr | $790/mo |
| Gibson County | $25.00/hr | $820/mo |
| Grant County | $23.38/hr | $770/mo |
| Greene County | $24.35/hr | $800/mo |
| Hamilton County | $47.86/hr | $1,475/mo |
| Hancock County | $34.04/hr | $1,100/mo |
| Harrison County | $24.03/hr | $790/mo |
| Hendricks County | $36.55/hr | $1,170/mo |
| Henry County | $25.97/hr | $850/mo |
| Howard County | $27.91/hr | $910/mo |
| Huntington County | $24.35/hr | $800/mo |
| Jackson County | $24.35/hr | $800/mo |
| Jasper County | $30.81/hr | $1,000/mo |
| Jay County | $23.87/hr | $785/mo |
| Jefferson County | $22.74/hr | $750/mo |
| Jennings County | $23.71/hr | $780/mo |
| Johnson County | $36.74/hr | $1,175/mo |
| Knox County | $23.38/hr | $770/mo |
| Kosciusko County | $26.61/hr | $870/mo |
| LaGrange County | $25.00/hr | $820/mo |
| Lake County | $35.44/hr | $1,140/mo |
| LaPorte County | $30.81/hr | $1,000/mo |
| Lawrence County | $24.19/hr | $795/mo |
| Madison County | $33.07/hr | $1,070/mo |
| Marion County | $37.11/hr | $1,185/mo |
| Marshall County | $24.68/hr | $810/mo |
| Martin County | $23.06/hr | $760/mo |
| Miami County | $23.38/hr | $770/mo |
| Monroe County | $31.14/hr | $1,010/mo |
| Montgomery County | $28.23/hr | $920/mo |
| Morgan County | $30.81/hr | $1,000/mo |
| Newton County | $27.26/hr | $890/mo |
| Noble County | $24.35/hr | $800/mo |
| Ohio County | $32.49/hr | $1,052/mo |
| Orange County | $23.06/hr | $760/mo |
| Owen County | $25.32/hr | $830/mo |
| Parke County | $25.64/hr | $840/mo |
| Perry County | $23.38/hr | $770/mo |
| Pike County | $24.35/hr | $800/mo |
| Porter County | $35.99/hr | $1,155/mo |
| Posey County | $23.71/hr | $780/mo |
| Pulaski County | $25.00/hr | $820/mo |
| Putnam County | $25.32/hr | $830/mo |
| Randolph County | $21.77/hr | $720/mo |
| Ripley County | $25.00/hr | $820/mo |
| Rush County | $23.71/hr | $780/mo |
| Scott County | $25.97/hr | $850/mo |
| Shelby County | $30.49/hr | $990/mo |
| Spencer County | $23.71/hr | $780/mo |
| St. Joseph County | $27.74/hr | $905/mo |
| Starke County | $24.68/hr | $810/mo |
| Steuben County | $25.48/hr | $835/mo |
| Sullivan County | $25.32/hr | $830/mo |
| Switzerland County | $23.38/hr | $770/mo |
| Tippecanoe County | $28.55/hr | $930/mo |
| Tipton County | $30.01/hr | $975/mo |
| Union County | $23.06/hr | $760/mo |
| Vanderburgh County | $27.91/hr | $910/mo |
| Vermillion County | $25.00/hr | $820/mo |
| Vigo County | $27.91/hr | $910/mo |
| Wabash County | $23.38/hr | $770/mo |
| Warren County | $24.35/hr | $800/mo |
| Warrick County | $24.35/hr | $800/mo |
| Washington County | $25.00/hr | $820/mo |
| Wayne County | $24.03/hr | $790/mo |
| Wells County | $24.51/hr | $805/mo |
| White County | $25.32/hr | $830/mo |
| Whitley County | $27.74/hr | $905/mo |
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, state and local income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent?