Most of Gardena 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 Gardena with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,860 to $1,970 a month. At the middle rent, $1,920, a full-time job would need to pay $69.04 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90247 | Los Angeles County | $1,970/mo | $71.21/hr |
| 90248 | Los Angeles County | $1,860/mo | $66.44/hr |
| 90249 | Los Angeles County | $1,920/mo | $69.04/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Gardena 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 Gardena with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,860 to $1,970 a month. At the middle rent of $1,920, the pay needed would be $69.04 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