Most of Las Vegas is in Clark County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $42.50 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 71 ZIP codes in Las Vegas with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,200 to $1,970 a month. At the middle rent, $1,310, a full-time job would need to pay $40.02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89101 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89102 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89103 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89104 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89105 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89106 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89107 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89108 | Clark County | $1,280/mo | $38.95/hr |
| 89109 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89110 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89111 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89112 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89113 | Clark County | $1,500/mo | $46.77/hr |
| 89114 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89115 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89116 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89117 | Clark County | $1,480/mo | $46.06/hr |
| 89118 | Clark County | $1,380/mo | $42.50/hr |
| 89119 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89120 | Clark County | $1,220/mo | $36.82/hr |
| 89121 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89122 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89123 | Clark County | $1,480/mo | $46.06/hr |
| 89124 | Clark County | $1,300/mo | $39.66/hr |
| 89125 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89126 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89127 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89128 | Clark County | $1,340/mo | $41.08/hr |
| 89129 | Clark County | $1,370/mo | $42.15/hr |
| 89130 | Clark County | $1,410/mo | $43.57/hr |
| 89131 | Clark County | $1,680/mo | $53.16/hr |
| 89132 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89133 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89134 | Clark County | $1,720/mo | $54.59/hr |
| 89135 | Clark County | $1,970/mo | $63.47/hr |
| 89136 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89137 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89138 | Clark County | $1,970/mo | $63.47/hr |
| 89139 | Clark County | $1,380/mo | $42.50/hr |
| 89140 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89141 | Clark County | $1,800/mo | $57.43/hr |
| 89142 | Clark County | $1,250/mo | $37.88/hr |
| 89143 | Clark County | $1,590/mo | $49.97/hr |
| 89144 | Clark County | $1,620/mo | $51.03/hr |
| 89145 | Clark County | $1,370/mo | $42.15/hr |
| 89146 | Clark County | $1,260/mo | $38.24/hr |
| 89147 | Clark County | $1,520/mo | $47.48/hr |
| 89148 | Clark County | $1,460/mo | $45.35/hr |
| 89149 | Clark County | $1,550/mo | $48.54/hr |
| 89150 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89151 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89152 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89153 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89156 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89157 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89158 | Clark County | $1,970/mo | $63.47/hr |
| 89160 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89161 | Clark County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 89162 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89165 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89166 | Clark County | $1,490/mo | $46.41/hr |
| 89169 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89170 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89173 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89178 | Clark County | $1,700/mo | $53.87/hr |
| 89179 | Clark County | $1,790/mo | $57.07/hr |
| 89180 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89183 | Clark County | $1,480/mo | $46.06/hr |
| 89193 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89195 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89199 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Las Vegas needs to pay at least $42.50 an hour before taxes, about $88,407 a year. That is the figure for Clark County, where the typical studio rent is $1,380 a month.
Yes. Across the 71 ZIP codes in Las Vegas with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,200 to $1,970 a month. At the middle rent of $1,310, the pay needed would be $40.02 an hour.
The minimum wage in Clark County is $12.00 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