Most of Wichita is in Sedgwick County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $25.84 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 31 ZIP codes in Wichita with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $720 to $1,160 a month. At the middle rent, $790, a full-time job would need to pay $24.34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67201 | Sedgwick County | $780/mo | $24.00/hr |
| 67202 | Sedgwick County | $840/mo | $26.01/hr |
| 67203 | Sedgwick County | $790/mo | $24.34/hr |
| 67204 | Sedgwick County | $780/mo | $24.00/hr |
| 67205 | Sedgwick County | $1,070/mo | $33.70/hr |
| 67206 | Sedgwick County | $890/mo | $27.68/hr |
| 67207 | Sedgwick County | $780/mo | $24.00/hr |
| 67208 | Sedgwick County | $820/mo | $25.34/hr |
| 67209 | Sedgwick County | $730/mo | $22.33/hr |
| 67210 | Sedgwick County | $730/mo | $22.33/hr |
| 67211 | Sedgwick County | $750/mo | $23.00/hr |
| 67212 | Sedgwick County | $810/mo | $25.01/hr |
| 67213 | Sedgwick County | $760/mo | $23.34/hr |
| 67214 | Sedgwick County | $720/mo | $22.00/hr |
| 67215 | Sedgwick County | $1,130/mo | $35.87/hr |
| 67216 | Sedgwick County | $720/mo | $22.00/hr |
| 67217 | Sedgwick County | $790/mo | $24.34/hr |
| 67218 | Sedgwick County | $740/mo | $22.67/hr |
| 67219 | Sedgwick County | $840/mo | $26.01/hr |
| 67220 | Sedgwick County | $750/mo | $23.00/hr |
| 67223 | Sedgwick County | $1,100/mo | $34.74/hr |
| 67226 | Sedgwick County | $1,000/mo | $31.36/hr |
| 67227 | Sedgwick County | $1,060/mo | $33.37/hr |
| 67228 | Sedgwick County | $960/mo | $30.02/hr |
| 67230 | Sedgwick County | $1,160/mo | $37.03/hr |
| 67232 | Sedgwick County | $930/mo | $29.02/hr |
| 67235 | Sedgwick County | $1,160/mo | $37.03/hr |
| 67260 | Sedgwick County | $780/mo | $24.00/hr |
| 67275 | Sedgwick County | $780/mo | $24.00/hr |
| 67277 | Sedgwick County | $780/mo | $24.00/hr |
| 67278 | Sedgwick County | $780/mo | $24.00/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Wichita needs to pay at least $25.84 an hour before taxes, about $53,754 a year. That is the figure for Sedgwick County, where the typical studio rent is $835 a month.
Yes. Across the 31 ZIP codes in Wichita with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $720 to $1,160 a month. At the middle rent of $790, the pay needed would be $24.34 an hour.
The minimum wage in Sedgwick County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.6 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