Most of Sulphur is in Calcasieu Parish, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $26.88 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Sulphur with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $830 to $1,120 a month. At the middle rent, $930, a full-time job would need to pay $28.33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70663 | Calcasieu Parish | $830/mo | $25.10/hr |
| 70664 | Calcasieu Parish | $930/mo | $28.33/hr |
| 70665 | Calcasieu Parish | $1,120/mo | $34.48/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Sulphur needs to pay at least $26.88 an hour before taxes, about $55,903 a year. That is the figure for Calcasieu Parish, where the typical studio rent is $885 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Sulphur with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $830 to $1,120 a month. At the middle rent of $930, the pay needed would be $28.33 an hour.
The minimum wage in Calcasieu Parish is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.7 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