Most of Butte is in Silver Bow County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $33.68 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Butte with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,040 to $1,080 a month. At the middle rent, $1,080, a full-time job would need to pay $33.68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59701 | Silver Bow County | $1,080/mo | $33.68/hr |
| 59702 | Silver Bow County | $1,080/mo | $33.68/hr |
| 59703 | Silver Bow County | $1,080/mo | $33.68/hr |
| 59750 | Silver Bow County | $1,040/mo | $32.35/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Butte needs to pay at least $33.68 an hour before taxes, about $70,045 a year. That is the figure for Silver Bow County, where the typical studio rent is $1,080 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Butte with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,040 to $1,080 a month. At the middle rent of $1,080, the pay needed would be $33.68 an hour.
The minimum wage in Silver Bow County is $10.85 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.1 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