Most of Covina is in Los Angeles County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $85.06 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Covina with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,940 to $2,370 a month. At the middle rent, $2,260, a full-time job would need to pay $83.76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91722 | Los Angeles County | $2,260/mo | $83.76/hr |
| 91723 | Los Angeles County | $1,940/mo | $69.91/hr |
| 91724 | Los Angeles County | $2,370/mo | $88.52/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Covina needs to pay at least $85.06 an hour before taxes, about $176,922 a year. That is the figure for Los Angeles County, where the typical studio rent is $2,290 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Covina with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,940 to $2,370 a month. At the middle rent of $2,260, the pay needed would be $83.76 an hour.
The minimum wage in Los Angeles County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.0 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