Most of Glendale 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 14 ZIP codes in Glendale with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,150 to $2,630 a month. At the middle rent, $2,385, a full-time job would need to pay $89.17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91201 | Los Angeles County | $2,400/mo | $89.82/hr |
| 91202 | Los Angeles County | $2,570/mo | $97.07/hr |
| 91203 | Los Angeles County | $2,510/mo | $94.58/hr |
| 91204 | Los Angeles County | $2,370/mo | $88.52/hr |
| 91205 | Los Angeles County | $2,330/mo | $86.79/hr |
| 91206 | Los Angeles County | $2,620/mo | $99.03/hr |
| 91207 | Los Angeles County | $2,500/mo | $94.15/hr |
| 91208 | Los Angeles County | $2,630/mo | $99.42/hr |
| 91209 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 91210 | Los Angeles County | $2,410/mo | $90.25/hr |
| 91221 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 91222 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 91225 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 91226 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Glendale 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 14 ZIP codes in Glendale with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,150 to $2,630 a month. At the middle rent of $2,385, the pay needed would be $89.17 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