To take home four times the typical rent, a full-time job in Oklahoma needs to pay from $19.22 an hour in Pushmataha County to $31.09 in Canadian County, before taxes. The middle county is Hughes County at $21.86.
| County | Pay needed | Studio rent |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County | $22.02/hr | $725/mo |
| Alfalfa County | $22.35/hr | $735/mo |
| Atoka County | $21.53/hr | $710/mo |
| Beaver County | $23.51/hr | $770/mo |
| Beckham County | $21.53/hr | $710/mo |
| Blaine County | $23.34/hr | $765/mo |
| Bryan County | $22.52/hr | $740/mo |
| Caddo County | $21.37/hr | $705/mo |
| Canadian County | $31.09/hr | $1,000/mo |
| Carter County | $21.86/hr | $720/mo |
| Cherokee County | $23.84/hr | $780/mo |
| Choctaw County | $22.19/hr | $730/mo |
| Cimarron County | $23.01/hr | $755/mo |
| Cleveland County | $30.10/hr | $970/mo |
| Coal County | $23.51/hr | $770/mo |
| Comanche County | $22.19/hr | $730/mo |
| Cotton County | $21.20/hr | $700/mo |
| Craig County | $21.20/hr | $700/mo |
| Creek County | $25.32/hr | $825/mo |
| Custer County | $20.38/hr | $675/mo |
| Delaware County | $24.50/hr | $800/mo |
| Dewey County | $21.53/hr | $710/mo |
| Ellis County | $22.19/hr | $730/mo |
| Garfield County | $22.19/hr | $730/mo |
| Garvin County | $21.53/hr | $710/mo |
| Grady County | $21.86/hr | $720/mo |
| Grant County | $21.86/hr | $720/mo |
| Greer County | $21.53/hr | $710/mo |
| Harmon County | $21.53/hr | $710/mo |
| Harper County | $21.69/hr | $715/mo |
| Haskell County | $21.20/hr | $700/mo |
| Hughes County | $21.86/hr | $720/mo |
| Jackson County | $21.37/hr | $705/mo |
| Jefferson County | $21.53/hr | $710/mo |
| Johnston County | $21.53/hr | $710/mo |
| Kay County | $19.39/hr | $645/mo |
| Kingfisher County | $21.53/hr | $710/mo |
| Kiowa County | $21.20/hr | $700/mo |
| Latimer County | $21.53/hr | $710/mo |
| Le Flore County | $19.55/hr | $650/mo |
| Lincoln County | $24.83/hr | $810/mo |
| Logan County | $22.52/hr | $740/mo |
| Love County | $25.16/hr | $820/mo |
| Major County | $24.17/hr | $790/mo |
| Marshall County | $24.50/hr | $800/mo |
| Mayes County | $21.86/hr | $720/mo |
| McClain County | $25.32/hr | $825/mo |
| McCurtain County | $19.22/hr | $640/mo |
| McIntosh County | $20.05/hr | $665/mo |
| Murray County | $22.62/hr | $743/mo |
| Muskogee County | $22.02/hr | $725/mo |
| Noble County | $21.53/hr | $710/mo |
| Nowata County | $21.37/hr | $705/mo |
| Okfuskee County | $21.20/hr | $700/mo |
| Oklahoma County | $30.10/hr | $970/mo |
| Okmulgee County | $23.18/hr | $760/mo |
| Osage County | $21.53/hr | $710/mo |
| Ottawa County | $21.20/hr | $700/mo |
| Pawnee County | $22.85/hr | $750/mo |
| Payne County | $22.19/hr | $730/mo |
| Pittsburg County | $19.55/hr | $650/mo |
| Pontotoc County | $20.21/hr | $670/mo |
| Pottawatomie County | $21.20/hr | $700/mo |
| Pushmataha County | $19.22/hr | $640/mo |
| Roger Mills County | $21.86/hr | $720/mo |
| Rogers County | $26.47/hr | $860/mo |
| Seminole County | $20.38/hr | $675/mo |
| Sequoyah County | $21.37/hr | $705/mo |
| Stephens County | $22.68/hr | $745/mo |
| Texas County | $23.51/hr | $770/mo |
| Tillman County | $21.69/hr | $715/mo |
| Tulsa County | $29.77/hr | $960/mo |
| Wagoner County | $23.84/hr | $780/mo |
| Washington County | $21.86/hr | $720/mo |
| Washita County | $21.53/hr | $710/mo |
| Woods County | $22.19/hr | $730/mo |
| Woodward County | $28.12/hr | $910/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?