Most of Manhattan is in Riley County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $28.35 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Manhattan with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $990 a month. At the middle rent, $850, a full-time job would need to pay $26.34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66502 | Riley County | $840/mo | $26.01/hr |
| 66503 | Riley County | $990/mo | $31.03/hr |
| 66505 | Riley County | $860/mo | $26.68/hr |
| 66506 | Riley County | $840/mo | $26.01/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Manhattan needs to pay at least $28.35 an hour before taxes, about $58,971 a year. That is the figure for Riley County, where the typical studio rent is $910 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Manhattan with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $840 to $990 a month. At the middle rent of $850, the pay needed would be $26.34 an hour.
The minimum wage in Riley County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.9 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