Most of Bossier City is in Bossier Parish, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.30 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Bossier City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $960 to $990 a month. At the middle rent, $960, a full-time job would need to pay $29.30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71111 | Bossier Parish | $990/mo | $30.27/hr |
| 71112 | Bossier Parish | $960/mo | $29.30/hr |
| 71113 | Bossier Parish | $960/mo | $29.30/hr |
| 71171 | Bossier Parish | $960/mo | $29.30/hr |
| 71172 | Bossier Parish | $960/mo | $29.30/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Bossier City needs to pay at least $29.30 an hour before taxes, about $60,945 a year. That is the figure for Bossier Parish, where the typical studio rent is $960 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Bossier City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $960 to $990 a month. At the middle rent of $960, the pay needed would be $29.30 an hour.
The minimum wage in Bossier Parish is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.0 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