Most of El Paso is in El Paso County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $23.48 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 52 ZIP codes in El Paso with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $740 to $1,200 a month. At the middle rent, $800, a full-time job would need to pay $23.48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79901 | El Paso County | $740/mo | $21.61/hr |
| 79902 | El Paso County | $740/mo | $21.61/hr |
| 79903 | El Paso County | $740/mo | $21.61/hr |
| 79904 | El Paso County | $760/mo | $22.23/hr |
| 79905 | El Paso County | $740/mo | $21.61/hr |
| 79906 | El Paso County | $1,100/mo | $32.81/hr |
| 79907 | El Paso County | $740/mo | $21.61/hr |
| 79908 | El Paso County | $1,200/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 79910 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79911 | El Paso County | $1,080/mo | $32.19/hr |
| 79912 | El Paso County | $960/mo | $28.46/hr |
| 79913 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79914 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79915 | El Paso County | $740/mo | $21.61/hr |
| 79917 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79920 | El Paso County | $740/mo | $21.61/hr |
| 79922 | El Paso County | $970/mo | $28.77/hr |
| 79923 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79924 | El Paso County | $810/mo | $23.79/hr |
| 79925 | El Paso County | $780/mo | $22.86/hr |
| 79926 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79927 | El Paso County | $790/mo | $23.17/hr |
| 79928 | El Paso County | $850/mo | $25.03/hr |
| 79929 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79930 | El Paso County | $740/mo | $21.61/hr |
| 79931 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79932 | El Paso County | $790/mo | $23.17/hr |
| 79934 | El Paso County | $1,040/mo | $30.95/hr |
| 79935 | El Paso County | $840/mo | $24.72/hr |
| 79936 | El Paso County | $950/mo | $28.15/hr |
| 79937 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79938 | El Paso County | $1,040/mo | $30.95/hr |
| 79940 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79941 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79942 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79943 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79944 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79945 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79946 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79947 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79948 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79949 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79950 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79951 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79952 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79953 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79954 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79955 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79968 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79995 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79996 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
| 79997 | El Paso County | $800/mo | $23.48/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in El Paso needs to pay at least $23.48 an hour before taxes, about $48,834 a year. That is the figure for El Paso County, where the typical studio rent is $800 a month.
Yes. Across the 52 ZIP codes in El Paso with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $740 to $1,200 a month. At the middle rent of $800, the pay needed would be $23.48 an hour.
The minimum wage in El Paso County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.2 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