Most of Mesquite 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 3 ZIP codes in Mesquite with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,200 to $1,590 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89024 | Clark County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 89027 | Clark County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 89034 | Clark County | $1,590/mo | $49.97/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Mesquite 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 3 ZIP codes in Mesquite with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,200 to $1,590 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