To take home four times the typical rent, a full-time job in Kansas needs to pay from $20.33 an hour in Ford County to $49.38 in Johnson County, before taxes. The middle county is Lincoln County at $22.50.
| County | Pay needed | Studio rent |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County | $24.34/hr | $790/mo |
| Anderson County | $22.17/hr | $725/mo |
| Atchison County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Barber County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Barton County | $22.67/hr | $740/mo |
| Bourbon County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Brown County | $22.00/hr | $720/mo |
| Butler County | $24.00/hr | $780/mo |
| Chase County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Chautauqua County | $22.17/hr | $725/mo |
| Cherokee County | $22.67/hr | $740/mo |
| Cheyenne County | $21.56/hr | $707/mo |
| Clark County | $21.56/hr | $707/mo |
| Clay County | $24.67/hr | $800/mo |
| Cloud County | $22.17/hr | $725/mo |
| Coffey County | $22.67/hr | $740/mo |
| Comanche County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Cowley County | $23.00/hr | $750/mo |
| Crawford County | $22.50/hr | $735/mo |
| Decatur County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Dickinson County | $26.01/hr | $840/mo |
| Doniphan County | $22.33/hr | $730/mo |
| Douglas County | $28.69/hr | $920/mo |
| Edwards County | $22.83/hr | $745/mo |
| Elk County | $23.67/hr | $770/mo |
| Ellis County | $22.00/hr | $720/mo |
| Ellsworth County | $23.34/hr | $760/mo |
| Finney County | $27.01/hr | $870/mo |
| Ford County | $20.33/hr | $670/mo |
| Franklin County | $28.52/hr | $915/mo |
| Geary County | $26.75/hr | $862/mo |
| Gove County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Graham County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Grant County | $21.56/hr | $707/mo |
| Gray County | $23.00/hr | $750/mo |
| Greeley County | $21.56/hr | $707/mo |
| Greenwood County | $22.00/hr | $720/mo |
| Hamilton County | $28.28/hr | $908/mo |
| Harper County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Harvey County | $23.00/hr | $750/mo |
| Haskell County | $21.56/hr | $707/mo |
| Hodgeman County | $21.60/hr | $708/mo |
| Jackson County | $24.34/hr | $790/mo |
| Jefferson County | $26.01/hr | $840/mo |
| Jewell County | $22.33/hr | $730/mo |
| Johnson County | $49.38/hr | $1,480/mo |
| Kearny County | $35.68/hr | $1,125/mo |
| Kingman County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Kiowa County | $22.00/hr | $720/mo |
| Labette County | $21.33/hr | $700/mo |
| Lane County | $21.56/hr | $707/mo |
| Leavenworth County | $38.96/hr | $1,210/mo |
| Lincoln County | $22.50/hr | $735/mo |
| Linn County | $27.35/hr | $880/mo |
| Logan County | $22.00/hr | $720/mo |
| Lyon County | $23.34/hr | $760/mo |
| Marion County | $22.67/hr | $740/mo |
| Marshall County | $23.67/hr | $770/mo |
| McPherson County | $22.83/hr | $745/mo |
| Meade County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Miami County | $33.53/hr | $1,065/mo |
| Mitchell County | $22.00/hr | $720/mo |
| Montgomery County | $22.00/hr | $720/mo |
| Morris County | $23.67/hr | $770/mo |
| Morton County | $22.67/hr | $740/mo |
| Nemaha County | $23.34/hr | $760/mo |
| Neosho County | $24.84/hr | $805/mo |
| Ness County | $23.34/hr | $760/mo |
| Norton County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Osage County | $22.00/hr | $720/mo |
| Osborne County | $22.67/hr | $740/mo |
| Ottawa County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Pawnee County | $24.34/hr | $790/mo |
| Phillips County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Pottawatomie County | $24.34/hr | $790/mo |
| Pratt County | $22.33/hr | $730/mo |
| Rawlins County | $23.84/hr | $775/mo |
| Reno County | $20.99/hr | $690/mo |
| Republic County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Rice County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Riley County | $28.35/hr | $910/mo |
| Rooks County | $22.67/hr | $740/mo |
| Rush County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Russell County | $21.83/hr | $715/mo |
| Saline County | $26.34/hr | $850/mo |
| Scott County | $21.56/hr | $707/mo |
| Sedgwick County | $25.84/hr | $835/mo |
| Seward County | $24.34/hr | $790/mo |
| Shawnee County | $27.85/hr | $895/mo |
| Sheridan County | $21.56/hr | $707/mo |
| Sherman County | $23.67/hr | $770/mo |
| Smith County | $22.67/hr | $740/mo |
| Stafford County | $22.17/hr | $725/mo |
| Stanton County | $21.56/hr | $707/mo |
| Stevens County | $22.47/hr | $734/mo |
| Sumner County | $20.66/hr | $680/mo |
| Thomas County | $23.00/hr | $750/mo |
| Trego County | $22.33/hr | $730/mo |
| Wabaunsee County | $28.35/hr | $910/mo |
| Wallace County | $22.00/hr | $720/mo |
| Washington County | $24.00/hr | $780/mo |
| Wichita County | $21.56/hr | $707/mo |
| Wilson County | $21.66/hr | $710/mo |
| Woodson County | $24.00/hr | $780/mo |
| Wyandotte County | $36.26/hr | $1,140/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?