Most of Yuma is in Yuma County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $32.96 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Yuma with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $950 to $1,170 a month. At the middle rent, $1,045, a full-time job would need to pay $31.84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85364 | Yuma County | $980/mo | $29.75/hr |
| 85365 | Yuma County | $1,170/mo | $36.03/hr |
| 85366 | Yuma County | $950/mo | $28.79/hr |
| 85367 | Yuma County | $1,110/mo | $33.92/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Yuma needs to pay at least $32.96 an hour before taxes, about $68,557 a year. That is the figure for Yuma County, where the typical studio rent is $1,080 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Yuma with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $950 to $1,170 a month. At the middle rent of $1,045, the pay needed would be $31.84 an hour.
The minimum wage in Yuma County is $15.15 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.2 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