Most of Klamath Falls is in Klamath County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $25.41 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Klamath Falls with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $780 to $820 a month. At the middle rent, $790, a full-time job would need to pay $25.41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97601 | Klamath County | $780/mo | $25.06/hr |
| 97602 | Klamath County | $790/mo | $25.41/hr |
| 97603 | Klamath County | $820/mo | $26.45/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Klamath Falls needs to pay at least $25.41 an hour before taxes, about $52,849 a year. That is the figure for Klamath County, where the typical studio rent is $790 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Klamath Falls with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $780 to $820 a month. At the middle rent of $790, the pay needed would be $25.41 an hour.
The minimum wage in Klamath County is $14.55 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 1.7 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