To take home four times the typical rent, a full-time job in Ohio needs to pay from $20.79 an hour in Carroll County to $45.19 in Delaware County, before taxes. The middle county is Harrison County at $24.33.
| County | Pay needed | Studio rent |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | $23.05/hr | $770/mo |
| Allen County | $27.88/hr | $920/mo |
| Ashland County | $23.37/hr | $780/mo |
| Ashtabula County | $22.24/hr | $745/mo |
| Athens County | $27.56/hr | $910/mo |
| Auglaize County | $22.72/hr | $760/mo |
| Belmont County | $20.79/hr | $700/mo |
| Brown County | $25.46/hr | $845/mo |
| Butler County | $30.78/hr | $1,010/mo |
| Carroll County | $20.79/hr | $700/mo |
| Champaign County | $25.46/hr | $845/mo |
| Clark County | $23.85/hr | $795/mo |
| Clermont County | $30.78/hr | $1,010/mo |
| Clinton County | $25.30/hr | $840/mo |
| Columbiana County | $24.33/hr | $810/mo |
| Coshocton County | $22.89/hr | $765/mo |
| Crawford County | $25.30/hr | $840/mo |
| Cuyahoga County | $29.49/hr | $970/mo |
| Darke County | $25.62/hr | $850/mo |
| Defiance County | $23.69/hr | $790/mo |
| Delaware County | $45.19/hr | $1,415/mo |
| Erie County | $29.49/hr | $970/mo |
| Fairfield County | $30.94/hr | $1,015/mo |
| Fayette County | $23.05/hr | $770/mo |
| Franklin County | $39.45/hr | $1,260/mo |
| Fulton County | $22.08/hr | $740/mo |
| Gallia County | $22.72/hr | $760/mo |
| Geauga County | $28.04/hr | $925/mo |
| Greene County | $29.17/hr | $960/mo |
| Guernsey County | $24.01/hr | $800/mo |
| Hamilton County | $31.10/hr | $1,020/mo |
| Hancock County | $25.30/hr | $840/mo |
| Hardin County | $27.56/hr | $910/mo |
| Harrison County | $24.33/hr | $810/mo |
| Henry County | $24.98/hr | $830/mo |
| Highland County | $21.43/hr | $720/mo |
| Hocking County | $23.85/hr | $795/mo |
| Holmes County | $24.01/hr | $800/mo |
| Huron County | $23.69/hr | $790/mo |
| Jackson County | $23.69/hr | $790/mo |
| Jefferson County | $23.85/hr | $795/mo |
| Knox County | $24.33/hr | $810/mo |
| Lake County | $28.52/hr | $940/mo |
| Lawrence County | $25.95/hr | $860/mo |
| Licking County | $34.16/hr | $1,115/mo |
| Logan County | $26.59/hr | $880/mo |
| Lorain County | $26.91/hr | $890/mo |
| Lucas County | $24.82/hr | $825/mo |
| Madison County | $30.13/hr | $990/mo |
| Mahoning County | $22.72/hr | $760/mo |
| Marion County | $25.30/hr | $840/mo |
| Medina County | $27.56/hr | $910/mo |
| Meigs County | $23.69/hr | $790/mo |
| Mercer County | $22.72/hr | $760/mo |
| Miami County | $25.30/hr | $840/mo |
| Monroe County | $22.72/hr | $760/mo |
| Montgomery County | $27.23/hr | $900/mo |
| Morgan County | $23.85/hr | $795/mo |
| Morrow County | $29.49/hr | $970/mo |
| Muskingum County | $25.95/hr | $860/mo |
| Noble County | $23.05/hr | $770/mo |
| Ottawa County | $25.30/hr | $840/mo |
| Paulding County | $23.37/hr | $780/mo |
| Perry County | $26.27/hr | $870/mo |
| Pickaway County | $31.74/hr | $1,040/mo |
| Pike County | $22.89/hr | $765/mo |
| Portage County | $26.91/hr | $890/mo |
| Preble County | $23.37/hr | $780/mo |
| Putnam County | $23.69/hr | $790/mo |
| Richland County | $21.76/hr | $730/mo |
| Ross County | $26.75/hr | $885/mo |
| Sandusky County | $21.76/hr | $730/mo |
| Scioto County | $22.08/hr | $740/mo |
| Seneca County | $24.01/hr | $800/mo |
| Shelby County | $24.01/hr | $800/mo |
| Stark County | $22.08/hr | $740/mo |
| Summit County | $26.91/hr | $890/mo |
| Trumbull County | $22.72/hr | $760/mo |
| Tuscarawas County | $23.85/hr | $795/mo |
| Union County | $36.12/hr | $1,170/mo |
| Van Wert County | $23.37/hr | $780/mo |
| Vinton County | $23.05/hr | $770/mo |
| Warren County | $39.82/hr | $1,270/mo |
| Washington County | $24.66/hr | $820/mo |
| Wayne County | $22.56/hr | $755/mo |
| Williams County | $23.21/hr | $775/mo |
| Wood County | $25.30/hr | $840/mo |
| Wyandot County | $23.69/hr | $790/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?