Most of Spokane is in Spokane County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $33.07 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 25 ZIP codes in Spokane with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,000 to $1,180 a month. At the middle rent, $1,110, a full-time job would need to pay $33.71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99201 | Spokane County | $1,000/mo | $30.22/hr |
| 99202 | Spokane County | $1,020/mo | $30.86/hr |
| 99203 | Spokane County | $1,080/mo | $32.76/hr |
| 99204 | Spokane County | $1,000/mo | $30.22/hr |
| 99205 | Spokane County | $1,130/mo | $34.34/hr |
| 99206 | Spokane County | $1,050/mo | $31.81/hr |
| 99207 | Spokane County | $1,070/mo | $32.44/hr |
| 99208 | Spokane County | $1,170/mo | $35.75/hr |
| 99209 | Spokane County | $1,110/mo | $33.71/hr |
| 99210 | Spokane County | $1,110/mo | $33.71/hr |
| 99211 | Spokane County | $1,110/mo | $33.71/hr |
| 99212 | Spokane County | $1,070/mo | $32.44/hr |
| 99213 | Spokane County | $1,110/mo | $33.71/hr |
| 99214 | Spokane County | $1,110/mo | $33.71/hr |
| 99216 | Spokane County | $1,160/mo | $35.38/hr |
| 99217 | Spokane County | $1,180/mo | $36.11/hr |
| 99218 | Spokane County | $1,020/mo | $30.86/hr |
| 99219 | Spokane County | $1,110/mo | $33.71/hr |
| 99220 | Spokane County | $1,110/mo | $33.71/hr |
| 99223 | Spokane County | $1,170/mo | $35.75/hr |
| 99224 | Spokane County | $1,160/mo | $35.38/hr |
| 99228 | Spokane County | $1,110/mo | $33.71/hr |
| 99251 | Spokane County | $1,020/mo | $30.86/hr |
| 99258 | Spokane County | $1,020/mo | $30.86/hr |
| 99260 | Spokane County | $1,110/mo | $33.71/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Spokane needs to pay at least $33.07 an hour before taxes, about $68,790 a year. That is the figure for Spokane County, where the typical studio rent is $1,090 a month.
Yes. Across the 25 ZIP codes in Spokane with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,000 to $1,180 a month. At the middle rent of $1,110, the pay needed would be $33.71 an hour.
The minimum wage in Spokane County is $17.13 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 1.9 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