Most of Irvine is in Orange County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $100.59 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 13 ZIP codes in Irvine with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,420 to $3,670 a month. At the middle rent, $3,080, a full-time job would need to pay $117.52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92602 | Orange County | $3,140/mo | $120.11/hr |
| 92603 | Orange County | $3,670/mo | $142.98/hr |
| 92604 | Orange County | $3,050/mo | $116.23/hr |
| 92606 | Orange County | $3,080/mo | $117.52/hr |
| 92612 | Orange County | $3,350/mo | $129.16/hr |
| 92614 | Orange County | $3,160/mo | $120.97/hr |
| 92616 | Orange County | $2,580/mo | $97.47/hr |
| 92617 | Orange County | $2,420/mo | $90.69/hr |
| 92618 | Orange County | $3,660/mo | $142.55/hr |
| 92619 | Orange County | $2,580/mo | $97.47/hr |
| 92620 | Orange County | $3,440/mo | $133.03/hr |
| 92623 | Orange County | $2,580/mo | $97.47/hr |
| 92697 | Orange County | $2,580/mo | $97.47/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Irvine needs to pay at least $100.59 an hour before taxes, about $209,233 a year. That is the figure for Orange County, where the typical studio rent is $2,660 a month.
Yes. Across the 13 ZIP codes in Irvine with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,420 to $3,670 a month. At the middle rent of $3,080, the pay needed would be $117.52 an hour.
The minimum wage in Orange County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.0 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