To take home four times the typical rent, a full-time job in Nebraska needs to pay from $21.98 an hour in Valley County to $41.33 in Sarpy County, before taxes. The middle county is Madison County at $22.80.
| County | Pay needed | Studio rent |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $23.79/hr | $785/mo |
| Antelope County | $24.29/hr | $800/mo |
| Arthur County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Banner County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Blaine County | $22.31/hr | $740/mo |
| Boone County | $21.98/hr | $730/mo |
| Box Butte County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Boyd County | $22.97/hr | $760/mo |
| Brown County | $21.98/hr | $730/mo |
| Buffalo County | $25.94/hr | $850/mo |
| Burt County | $22.97/hr | $760/mo |
| Butler County | $23.63/hr | $780/mo |
| Cass County | $29.89/hr | $970/mo |
| Cedar County | $23.13/hr | $765/mo |
| Chase County | $23.30/hr | $770/mo |
| Cherry County | $23.30/hr | $770/mo |
| Cheyenne County | $26.27/hr | $860/mo |
| Clay County | $23.63/hr | $780/mo |
| Colfax County | $25.61/hr | $840/mo |
| Cuming County | $21.98/hr | $730/mo |
| Custer County | $23.96/hr | $790/mo |
| Dakota County | $26.93/hr | $880/mo |
| Dawes County | $23.96/hr | $790/mo |
| Dawson County | $23.46/hr | $775/mo |
| Deuel County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Dixon County | $27.26/hr | $890/mo |
| Dodge County | $26.93/hr | $880/mo |
| Douglas County | $38.67/hr | $1,220/mo |
| Dundy County | $21.98/hr | $730/mo |
| Fillmore County | $22.80/hr | $755/mo |
| Franklin County | $23.63/hr | $780/mo |
| Frontier County | $22.97/hr | $760/mo |
| Furnas County | $22.14/hr | $735/mo |
| Gage County | $22.97/hr | $760/mo |
| Garden County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Garfield County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Gosper County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Grant County | $22.31/hr | $740/mo |
| Greeley County | $22.97/hr | $760/mo |
| Hall County | $27.26/hr | $890/mo |
| Hamilton County | $22.80/hr | $755/mo |
| Harlan County | $22.64/hr | $750/mo |
| Hayes County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Hitchcock County | $21.98/hr | $730/mo |
| Holt County | $21.98/hr | $730/mo |
| Hooker County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Howard County | $23.13/hr | $765/mo |
| Jefferson County | $22.80/hr | $755/mo |
| Johnson County | $23.30/hr | $770/mo |
| Kearney County | $22.47/hr | $745/mo |
| Keith County | $22.64/hr | $750/mo |
| Keya Paha County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Kimball County | $22.64/hr | $750/mo |
| Knox County | $22.64/hr | $750/mo |
| Lancaster County | $29.23/hr | $950/mo |
| Lincoln County | $23.63/hr | $780/mo |
| Logan County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Loup County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Madison County | $22.80/hr | $755/mo |
| McPherson County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Merrick County | $26.43/hr | $865/mo |
| Morrill County | $22.31/hr | $740/mo |
| Nance County | $22.31/hr | $740/mo |
| Nemaha County | $22.64/hr | $750/mo |
| Nuckolls County | $22.14/hr | $735/mo |
| Otoe County | $26.27/hr | $860/mo |
| Pawnee County | $21.98/hr | $730/mo |
| Perkins County | $23.96/hr | $790/mo |
| Phelps County | $22.47/hr | $745/mo |
| Pierce County | $22.47/hr | $745/mo |
| Platte County | $25.11/hr | $825/mo |
| Polk County | $24.45/hr | $805/mo |
| Red Willow County | $21.98/hr | $730/mo |
| Richardson County | $22.97/hr | $760/mo |
| Rock County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Saline County | $22.31/hr | $740/mo |
| Sarpy County | $41.33/hr | $1,290/mo |
| Saunders County | $27.75/hr | $905/mo |
| Scotts Bluff County | $22.31/hr | $740/mo |
| Seward County | $24.62/hr | $810/mo |
| Sheridan County | $21.98/hr | $730/mo |
| Sherman County | $22.31/hr | $740/mo |
| Sioux County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| Stanton County | $26.60/hr | $870/mo |
| Thayer County | $22.14/hr | $735/mo |
| Thomas County | $21.98/hr | $730/mo |
| Thurston County | $28.24/hr | $920/mo |
| Valley County | $21.98/hr | $730/mo |
| Washington County | $30.72/hr | $995/mo |
| Wayne County | $22.80/hr | $755/mo |
| Webster County | $24.95/hr | $820/mo |
| Wheeler County | $22.11/hr | $734/mo |
| York County | $23.30/hr | $770/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?