Most of Auburn is in Placer County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $65.58 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Auburn with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,480 to $1,990 a month. At the middle rent, $1,580, a full-time job would need to pay $54.63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95602 | Placer County | $1,580/mo | $54.63/hr |
| 95603 | Placer County | $1,480/mo | $50.44/hr |
| 95604 | Placer County | $1,990/mo | $72.07/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Auburn needs to pay at least $65.58 an hour before taxes, about $136,402 a year. That is the figure for Placer County, where the typical studio rent is $1,840 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Auburn with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,480 to $1,990 a month. At the middle rent of $1,580, the pay needed would be $54.63 an hour.
The minimum wage in Placer County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.9 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