To take home four times the typical rent, a full-time job in Louisiana needs to pay from $18.63 an hour in Avoyelles Parish to $36.30 in Plaquemines Parish, before taxes. The middle county is Sabine Parish at $22.51.
| County | Pay needed | Studio rent |
|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | $19.28/hr | $650/mo |
| Allen Parish | $19.77/hr | $665/mo |
| Ascension Parish | $32.21/hr | $1,050/mo |
| Assumption Parish | $23.48/hr | $780/mo |
| Avoyelles Parish | $18.63/hr | $630/mo |
| Beauregard Parish | $21.22/hr | $710/mo |
| Bienville Parish | $18.96/hr | $640/mo |
| Bossier Parish | $29.30/hr | $960/mo |
| Caddo Parish | $23.81/hr | $790/mo |
| Calcasieu Parish | $26.88/hr | $885/mo |
| Caldwell Parish | $20.25/hr | $680/mo |
| Cameron Parish | $26.55/hr | $875/mo |
| Catahoula Parish | $19.60/hr | $660/mo |
| Claiborne Parish | $19.60/hr | $660/mo |
| Concordia Parish | $22.19/hr | $740/mo |
| De Soto Parish | $23.81/hr | $790/mo |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | $31.89/hr | $1,040/mo |
| East Carroll Parish | $18.96/hr | $640/mo |
| East Feliciana Parish | $28.33/hr | $930/mo |
| Evangeline Parish | $20.25/hr | $680/mo |
| Franklin Parish | $19.93/hr | $670/mo |
| Grant Parish | $21.54/hr | $720/mo |
| Iberia Parish | $20.74/hr | $695/mo |
| Iberville Parish | $24.13/hr | $800/mo |
| Jackson Parish | $18.96/hr | $640/mo |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | $19.60/hr | $660/mo |
| Jefferson Parish | $33.18/hr | $1,080/mo |
| La Salle Parish | $19.12/hr | $645/mo |
| Lafayette Parish | $25.10/hr | $830/mo |
| Lafourche Parish | $20.57/hr | $690/mo |
| Lincoln Parish | $22.51/hr | $750/mo |
| Livingston Parish | $28.33/hr | $930/mo |
| Madison Parish | $19.09/hr | $644/mo |
| Morehouse Parish | $21.22/hr | $710/mo |
| Natchitoches Parish | $19.12/hr | $645/mo |
| Orleans Parish | $34.84/hr | $1,130/mo |
| Ouachita Parish | $23.48/hr | $780/mo |
| Plaquemines Parish | $36.30/hr | $1,170/mo |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | $28.33/hr | $930/mo |
| Rapides Parish | $21.54/hr | $720/mo |
| Red River Parish | $19.96/hr | $671/mo |
| Richland Parish | $22.51/hr | $750/mo |
| Sabine Parish | $22.51/hr | $750/mo |
| St. Bernard Parish | $30.59/hr | $1,000/mo |
| St. Charles Parish | $34.48/hr | $1,120/mo |
| St. Helena Parish | $30.33/hr | $992/mo |
| St. James Parish | $27.20/hr | $895/mo |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | $33.18/hr | $1,080/mo |
| St. Landry Parish | $19.44/hr | $655/mo |
| St. Martin Parish | $25.26/hr | $835/mo |
| St. Mary Parish | $22.51/hr | $750/mo |
| St. Tammany Parish | $31.56/hr | $1,030/mo |
| Tangipahoa Parish | $28.33/hr | $930/mo |
| Tensas Parish | $18.96/hr | $640/mo |
| Terrebonne Parish | $21.71/hr | $725/mo |
| Union Parish | $20.57/hr | $690/mo |
| Vermilion Parish | $19.93/hr | $670/mo |
| Vernon Parish | $24.13/hr | $800/mo |
| Washington Parish | $25.26/hr | $835/mo |
| Webster Parish | $23.48/hr | $780/mo |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | $28.33/hr | $930/mo |
| West Carroll Parish | $20.57/hr | $690/mo |
| West Feliciana Parish | $30.33/hr | $992/mo |
| Winn Parish | $20.09/hr | $675/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?