Most of Norman is in Cleveland County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $30.10 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Norman with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $920 to $1,000 a month. At the middle rent, $970, a full-time job would need to pay $30.10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73019 | Cleveland County | $990/mo | $30.76/hr |
| 73026 | Cleveland County | $920/mo | $28.45/hr |
| 73069 | Cleveland County | $930/mo | $28.78/hr |
| 73070 | Cleveland County | $970/mo | $30.10/hr |
| 73071 | Cleveland County | $970/mo | $30.10/hr |
| 73072 | Cleveland County | $1,000/mo | $31.09/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Norman needs to pay at least $30.10 an hour before taxes, about $62,608 a year. That is the figure for Cleveland County, where the typical studio rent is $970 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Norman with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $920 to $1,000 a month. At the middle rent of $970, the pay needed would be $30.10 an hour.
The minimum wage in Cleveland County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.2 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