Most of Kennewick is in Benton County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $34.86 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Kennewick with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,060 to $1,260 a month. At the middle rent, $1,160, a full-time job would need to pay $35.38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99336 | Benton County | $1,060/mo | $32.12/hr |
| 99337 | Benton County | $1,160/mo | $35.38/hr |
| 99338 | Benton County | $1,260/mo | $39.01/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Kennewick needs to pay at least $34.86 an hour before taxes, about $72,508 a year. That is the figure for Benton County, where the typical studio rent is $1,145 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Kennewick with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,060 to $1,260 a month. At the middle rent of $1,160, the pay needed would be $35.38 an hour.
The minimum wage in Benton County is $17.13 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.0 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