Most of Laramie is in Albany County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $22.86 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Laramie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $730 to $750 a month. At the middle rent, $740, a full-time job would need to pay $21.61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82070 | Albany County | $750/mo | $21.92/hr |
| 82071 | Albany County | $730/mo | $21.30/hr |
| 82072 | Albany County | $730/mo | $21.30/hr |
| 82073 | Albany County | $750/mo | $21.92/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Laramie needs to pay at least $22.86 an hour before taxes, about $47,540 a year. That is the figure for Albany County, where the typical studio rent is $780 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Laramie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $730 to $750 a month. At the middle rent of $740, the pay needed would be $21.61 an hour.
The minimum wage in Albany 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