Most of El Cajon is in San Diego County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $80.73 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in El Cajon with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,890 to $2,200 a month. At the middle rent, $2,070, a full-time job would need to pay $75.53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92019 | San Diego County | $2,200/mo | $81.16/hr |
| 92020 | San Diego County | $1,950/mo | $70.34/hr |
| 92021 | San Diego County | $1,890/mo | $67.74/hr |
| 92022 | San Diego County | $2,190/mo | $80.73/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in El Cajon needs to pay at least $80.73 an hour before taxes, about $167,918 a year. That is the figure for San Diego County, where the typical studio rent is $2,190 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in El Cajon with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,890 to $2,200 a month. At the middle rent of $2,070, the pay needed would be $75.53 an hour.
The minimum wage in San Diego County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.8 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