Most of Anaheim is in Orange County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $100.59 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 16 ZIP codes in Anaheim with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,420 to $3,170 a month. At the middle rent, $2,580, a full-time job would need to pay $97.47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92801 | Orange County | $2,420/mo | $90.69/hr |
| 92802 | Orange County | $2,420/mo | $90.69/hr |
| 92803 | Orange County | $2,580/mo | $97.47/hr |
| 92804 | Orange County | $2,420/mo | $90.69/hr |
| 92805 | Orange County | $2,420/mo | $90.69/hr |
| 92806 | Orange County | $2,680/mo | $101.37/hr |
| 92807 | Orange County | $3,170/mo | $121.40/hr |
| 92808 | Orange County | $3,100/mo | $118.39/hr |
| 92809 | Orange County | $2,580/mo | $97.47/hr |
| 92812 | Orange County | $2,580/mo | $97.47/hr |
| 92814 | Orange County | $2,580/mo | $97.47/hr |
| 92815 | Orange County | $2,580/mo | $97.47/hr |
| 92816 | Orange County | $2,580/mo | $97.47/hr |
| 92817 | Orange County | $2,580/mo | $97.47/hr |
| 92825 | Orange County | $2,580/mo | $97.47/hr |
| 92899 | Orange County | $2,580/mo | $97.47/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Anaheim needs to pay at least $100.59 an hour before taxes, about $209,233 a year. That is the figure for Orange County, where the typical studio rent is $2,660 a month.
Yes. Across the 16 ZIP codes in Anaheim with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,420 to $3,170 a month. At the middle rent of $2,580, the pay needed would be $97.47 an hour.
The minimum wage in Orange County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.0 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