Most of Springfield is in Clark County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $23.85 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Springfield with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $780 to $890 a month. At the middle rent, $845, a full-time job would need to pay $25.46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45501 | Clark County | $810/mo | $24.33/hr |
| 45502 | Clark County | $890/mo | $26.91/hr |
| 45503 | Clark County | $860/mo | $25.95/hr |
| 45504 | Clark County | $840/mo | $25.30/hr |
| 45505 | Clark County | $780/mo | $23.37/hr |
| 45506 | Clark County | $850/mo | $25.62/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Springfield needs to pay at least $23.85 an hour before taxes, about $49,611 a year. That is the figure for Clark County, where the typical studio rent is $795 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Springfield with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $780 to $890 a month. At the middle rent of $845, the pay needed would be $25.46 an hour.
The minimum wage in Clark County is $11.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.2 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