Most of Kansas City is in Wyandotte County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $36.26 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 15 ZIP codes in Kansas City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $910 to $1,710 a month. At the middle rent, $1,150, a full-time job would need to pay $36.64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66101 | Wyandotte County | $950/mo | $29.69/hr |
| 66102 | Wyandotte County | $1,080/mo | $34.04/hr |
| 66103 | Wyandotte County | $1,240/mo | $40.12/hr |
| 66104 | Wyandotte County | $1,130/mo | $35.87/hr |
| 66105 | Wyandotte County | $910/mo | $28.35/hr |
| 66106 | Wyandotte County | $1,060/mo | $33.37/hr |
| 66109 | Wyandotte County | $1,710/mo | $58.26/hr |
| 66110 | Wyandotte County | $1,150/mo | $36.64/hr |
| 66111 | Wyandotte County | $1,110/mo | $35.11/hr |
| 66112 | Wyandotte County | $1,170/mo | $37.42/hr |
| 66115 | Wyandotte County | $1,150/mo | $36.64/hr |
| 66117 | Wyandotte County | $1,150/mo | $36.64/hr |
| 66118 | Wyandotte County | $1,150/mo | $36.64/hr |
| 66119 | Wyandotte County | $1,150/mo | $36.64/hr |
| 66160 | Wyandotte County | $1,240/mo | $40.12/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Kansas City needs to pay at least $36.26 an hour before taxes, about $75,417 a year. That is the figure for Wyandotte County, where the typical studio rent is $1,140 a month.
Yes. Across the 15 ZIP codes in Kansas City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $910 to $1,710 a month. At the middle rent of $1,150, the pay needed would be $36.64 an hour.
The minimum wage in Wyandotte County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.0 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