Most of Irving is in Dallas County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $45.70 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 10 ZIP codes in Irving with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,310 to $2,070 a month. At the middle rent, $1,420, a full-time job would need to pay $43.92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75014 | Dallas County | $1,420/mo | $43.92/hr |
| 75015 | Dallas County | $1,420/mo | $43.92/hr |
| 75016 | Dallas County | $1,420/mo | $43.92/hr |
| 75017 | Dallas County | $1,420/mo | $43.92/hr |
| 75038 | Dallas County | $1,600/mo | $50.32/hr |
| 75039 | Dallas County | $2,070/mo | $67.13/hr |
| 75060 | Dallas County | $1,330/mo | $40.73/hr |
| 75061 | Dallas County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 75062 | Dallas County | $1,400/mo | $43.21/hr |
| 75063 | Dallas County | $1,740/mo | $55.30/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Irving needs to pay at least $45.70 an hour before taxes, about $95,059 a year. That is the figure for Dallas County, where the typical studio rent is $1,470 a month.
Yes. Across the 10 ZIP codes in Irving with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,310 to $2,070 a month. At the middle rent of $1,420, the pay needed would be $43.92 an hour.
The minimum wage in Dallas County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.3 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