Most of Rapid City is in Pennington County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.39 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Rapid City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $910 to $1,220 a month. At the middle rent, $1,030, a full-time job would need to pay $30.63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57701 | Pennington County | $910/mo | $26.90/hr |
| 57702 | Pennington County | $1,060/mo | $31.57/hr |
| 57703 | Pennington County | $1,220/mo | $36.82/hr |
| 57709 | Pennington County | $1,000/mo | $29.70/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Rapid City needs to pay at least $29.39 an hour before taxes, about $61,130 a year. That is the figure for Pennington County, where the typical studio rent is $990 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Rapid City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $910 to $1,220 a month. At the middle rent of $1,030, the pay needed would be $30.63 an hour.
The minimum wage in Pennington County is $11.85 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.5 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