Most of La Puente 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 La Puente with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,050 to $2,150 a month. At the middle rent, $2,080, a full-time job would need to pay $75.97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91744 | Los Angeles County | $2,080/mo | $75.97/hr |
| 91746 | Los Angeles County | $2,050/mo | $74.67/hr |
| 91747 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in La Puente 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 La Puente with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,050 to $2,150 a month. At the middle rent of $2,080, the pay needed would be $75.97 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