To take home four times the typical rent, a full-time job in Mississippi needs to pay from $19.62 an hour in Sunflower County to $36.58 in DeSoto County, before taxes. The middle county is Walthall County at $23.52.
| County | Pay needed | Studio rent |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $22.93/hr | $761/mo |
| Alcorn County | $23.23/hr | $770/mo |
| Amite County | $22.90/hr | $760/mo |
| Attala County | $21.92/hr | $730/mo |
| Benton County | $23.06/hr | $765/mo |
| Bolivar County | $20.93/hr | $700/mo |
| Calhoun County | $23.55/hr | $780/mo |
| Carroll County | $23.23/hr | $770/mo |
| Chickasaw County | $22.24/hr | $740/mo |
| Choctaw County | $22.24/hr | $740/mo |
| Claiborne County | $23.23/hr | $770/mo |
| Clarke County | $24.21/hr | $800/mo |
| Clay County | $23.06/hr | $765/mo |
| Coahoma County | $22.57/hr | $750/mo |
| Copiah County | $23.23/hr | $770/mo |
| Covington County | $22.90/hr | $760/mo |
| DeSoto County | $36.58/hr | $1,170/mo |
| Forrest County | $26.17/hr | $860/mo |
| Franklin County | $25.52/hr | $840/mo |
| George County | $25.39/hr | $836/mo |
| Greene County | $22.90/hr | $760/mo |
| Grenada County | $22.24/hr | $740/mo |
| Hancock County | $25.85/hr | $850/mo |
| Harrison County | $26.01/hr | $855/mo |
| Hinds County | $31.41/hr | $1,020/mo |
| Holmes County | $24.21/hr | $800/mo |
| Humphreys County | $23.39/hr | $775/mo |
| Issaquena County | $22.93/hr | $761/mo |
| Itawamba County | $23.23/hr | $770/mo |
| Jackson County | $28.47/hr | $930/mo |
| Jasper County | $23.23/hr | $770/mo |
| Jefferson County | $22.90/hr | $760/mo |
| Jefferson Davis County | $22.41/hr | $745/mo |
| Jones County | $22.41/hr | $745/mo |
| Kemper County | $23.23/hr | $770/mo |
| Lafayette County | $30.10/hr | $980/mo |
| Lamar County | $25.68/hr | $845/mo |
| Lauderdale County | $29.45/hr | $960/mo |
| Lawrence County | $23.23/hr | $770/mo |
| Leake County | $25.85/hr | $850/mo |
| Lee County | $26.83/hr | $880/mo |
| Leflore County | $20.61/hr | $690/mo |
| Lincoln County | $22.90/hr | $760/mo |
| Lowndes County | $25.03/hr | $825/mo |
| Madison County | $31.41/hr | $1,020/mo |
| Marion County | $26.17/hr | $860/mo |
| Marshall County | $27.48/hr | $900/mo |
| Monroe County | $23.23/hr | $770/mo |
| Montgomery County | $23.55/hr | $780/mo |
| Neshoba County | $22.93/hr | $761/mo |
| Newton County | $24.86/hr | $820/mo |
| Noxubee County | $24.86/hr | $820/mo |
| Oktibbeha County | $27.16/hr | $890/mo |
| Panola County | $24.86/hr | $820/mo |
| Pearl River County | $23.55/hr | $780/mo |
| Perry County | $20.93/hr | $700/mo |
| Pike County | $24.21/hr | $800/mo |
| Pontotoc County | $25.03/hr | $825/mo |
| Prentiss County | $23.23/hr | $770/mo |
| Quitman County | $24.86/hr | $820/mo |
| Rankin County | $36.20/hr | $1,160/mo |
| Scott County | $25.52/hr | $840/mo |
| Sharkey County | $23.23/hr | $770/mo |
| Simpson County | $25.19/hr | $830/mo |
| Smith County | $24.37/hr | $805/mo |
| Stone County | $25.52/hr | $840/mo |
| Sunflower County | $19.62/hr | $660/mo |
| Tallahatchie County | $23.23/hr | $770/mo |
| Tate County | $27.16/hr | $890/mo |
| Tippah County | $22.90/hr | $760/mo |
| Tishomingo County | $20.61/hr | $690/mo |
| Tunica County | $29.45/hr | $960/mo |
| Union County | $24.37/hr | $805/mo |
| Walthall County | $23.52/hr | $779/mo |
| Warren County | $25.52/hr | $840/mo |
| Washington County | $21.59/hr | $720/mo |
| Wayne County | $22.93/hr | $761/mo |
| Webster County | $20.77/hr | $695/mo |
| Wilkinson County | $27.16/hr | $890/mo |
| Winston County | $22.93/hr | $761/mo |
| Yalobusha County | $26.01/hr | $855/mo |
| Yazoo County | $25.19/hr | $830/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?