Most of Shawnee is in Pottawatomie County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $21.20 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Shawnee with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $720 to $770 a month. At the middle rent, $740, a full-time job would need to pay $22.52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74801 | Pottawatomie County | $740/mo | $22.52/hr |
| 74802 | Pottawatomie County | $720/mo | $21.86/hr |
| 74804 | Pottawatomie County | $770/mo | $23.51/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Shawnee needs to pay at least $21.20 an hour before taxes, about $44,097 a year. That is the figure for Pottawatomie County, where the typical studio rent is $700 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Shawnee with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $720 to $770 a month. At the middle rent of $740, the pay needed would be $22.52 an hour.
The minimum wage in Pottawatomie County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.9 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