Most of Oklahoma City is in Oklahoma 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 66 ZIP codes in Oklahoma City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $730 to $1,440 a month. At the middle rent, $940, a full-time job would need to pay $29.11 an hour before taxes.
Parts of Oklahoma City are also in Cleveland County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73101 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73102 | Oklahoma County | $1,180/mo | $37.38/hr |
| 73103 | Oklahoma County | $1,070/mo | $33.40/hr |
| 73104 | Oklahoma County | $1,300/mo | $41.94/hr |
| 73105 | Oklahoma County | $970/mo | $30.10/hr |
| 73106 | Oklahoma County | $920/mo | $28.45/hr |
| 73107 | Oklahoma County | $890/mo | $27.46/hr |
| 73108 | Oklahoma County | $790/mo | $24.17/hr |
| 73109 | Oklahoma County | $780/mo | $23.84/hr |
| 73110 | Oklahoma County | $890/mo | $27.46/hr |
| 73111 | Oklahoma County | $830/mo | $25.49/hr |
| 73112 | Oklahoma County | $990/mo | $30.76/hr |
| 73113 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73114 | Oklahoma County | $1,000/mo | $31.09/hr |
| 73115 | Oklahoma County | $860/mo | $26.47/hr |
| 73116 | Oklahoma County | $990/mo | $30.76/hr |
| 73117 | Oklahoma County | $880/mo | $27.13/hr |
| 73118 | Oklahoma County | $920/mo | $28.45/hr |
| 73119 | Oklahoma County | $810/mo | $24.83/hr |
| 73120 | Oklahoma County | $1,020/mo | $31.75/hr |
| 73121 | Oklahoma County | $840/mo | $25.81/hr |
| 73122 | Oklahoma County | $840/mo | $25.81/hr |
| 73123 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73127 | Oklahoma County | $820/mo | $25.16/hr |
| 73128 | Oklahoma County | $1,170/mo | $37.00/hr |
| 73129 | Oklahoma County | $820/mo | $25.16/hr |
| 73130 | Oklahoma County | $1,010/mo | $31.42/hr |
| 73131 | Oklahoma County | $1,440/mo | $47.25/hr |
| 73132 | Oklahoma County | $890/mo | $27.46/hr |
| 73134 | Oklahoma County | $1,070/mo | $33.40/hr |
| 73135 | Oklahoma County | $1,050/mo | $32.74/hr |
| 73136 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73137 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73139 | Oklahoma County | $830/mo | $25.49/hr |
| 73140 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73141 | Oklahoma County | $800/mo | $24.50/hr |
| 73142 | Oklahoma County | $1,050/mo | $32.74/hr |
| 73143 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73144 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73145 | Oklahoma County | $1,420/mo | $46.50/hr |
| 73146 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73147 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73148 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73149 | Oklahoma County | $880/mo | $27.13/hr |
| 73150 | Oklahoma County | $730/mo | $22.19/hr |
| 73151 | Oklahoma County | $1,020/mo | $31.75/hr |
| 73152 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73153 | Cleveland County | $990/mo | $30.76/hr |
| 73154 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73155 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73156 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73157 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73159 | Oklahoma County | $970/mo | $30.10/hr |
| 73160 | Cleveland County | $1,020/mo | $31.75/hr |
| 73162 | Oklahoma County | $980/mo | $30.43/hr |
| 73165 | Cleveland County | $910/mo | $28.12/hr |
| 73169 | Oklahoma County | $1,070/mo | $33.40/hr |
| 73170 | Cleveland County | $1,290/mo | $41.56/hr |
| 73172 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73173 | Cleveland County | $1,050/mo | $32.74/hr |
| 73179 | Oklahoma County | $1,440/mo | $47.25/hr |
| 73184 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73189 | Cleveland County | $990/mo | $30.76/hr |
| 73190 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73194 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
| 73195 | Oklahoma County | $940/mo | $29.11/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Oklahoma City needs to pay at least $30.10 an hour before taxes, about $62,608 a year. That is the figure for Oklahoma County, where the typical studio rent is $970 a month.
Yes. Across the 66 ZIP codes in Oklahoma City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $730 to $1,440 a month. At the middle rent of $940, the pay needed would be $29.11 an hour.
The minimum wage in Oklahoma 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