Most of Missoula is in Missoula County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $37.78 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Missoula with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,110 to $1,280 a month. At the middle rent, $1,180, a full-time job would need to pay $37.39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59801 | Missoula County | $1,110/mo | $34.71/hr |
| 59802 | Missoula County | $1,120/mo | $35.09/hr |
| 59803 | Missoula County | $1,280/mo | $41.26/hr |
| 59804 | Missoula County | $1,220/mo | $38.94/hr |
| 59806 | Missoula County | $1,180/mo | $37.39/hr |
| 59807 | Missoula County | $1,180/mo | $37.39/hr |
| 59808 | Missoula County | $1,270/mo | $40.87/hr |
| 59812 | Missoula County | $1,110/mo | $34.71/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Missoula needs to pay at least $37.78 an hour before taxes, about $78,578 a year. That is the figure for Missoula County, where the typical studio rent is $1,190 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Missoula with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,110 to $1,280 a month. At the middle rent of $1,180, the pay needed would be $37.39 an hour.
The minimum wage in Missoula County is $10.85 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.5 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