Most of Shawnee is in Johnson County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $49.38 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Shawnee with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,250 to $1,760 a month. At the middle rent, $1,380, a full-time job would need to pay $45.52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66203 | Johnson County | $1,250/mo | $40.50/hr |
| 66216 | Johnson County | $1,380/mo | $45.52/hr |
| 66217 | Johnson County | $1,380/mo | $45.52/hr |
| 66218 | Johnson County | $1,760/mo | $60.19/hr |
| 66226 | Johnson County | $1,330/mo | $43.59/hr |
| 66286 | Johnson County | $1,410/mo | $46.68/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Shawnee needs to pay at least $49.38 an hour before taxes, about $102,714 a year. That is the figure for Johnson County, where the typical studio rent is $1,480 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Shawnee with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,250 to $1,760 a month. At the middle rent of $1,380, the pay needed would be $45.52 an hour.
The minimum wage in Johnson County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.8 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