Most of Odessa is in Ector County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $35.40 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 9 ZIP codes in Odessa with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,130 to $1,360 a month. At the middle rent, $1,150, a full-time job would need to pay $34.37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79760 | Ector County | $1,150/mo | $34.37/hr |
| 79761 | Ector County | $1,130/mo | $33.75/hr |
| 79762 | Ector County | $1,210/mo | $36.46/hr |
| 79763 | Ector County | $1,130/mo | $33.75/hr |
| 79764 | Ector County | $1,130/mo | $33.75/hr |
| 79765 | Ector County | $1,360/mo | $41.79/hr |
| 79766 | Ector County | $1,290/mo | $39.30/hr |
| 79768 | Ector County | $1,150/mo | $34.37/hr |
| 79769 | Ector County | $1,150/mo | $34.37/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Odessa needs to pay at least $35.40 an hour before taxes, about $73,625 a year. That is the figure for Ector County, where the typical studio rent is $1,180 a month.
Yes. Across the 9 ZIP codes in Odessa with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,130 to $1,360 a month. At the middle rent of $1,150, the pay needed would be $34.37 an hour.
The minimum wage in Ector County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.9 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