Most of Lompoc is in Santa Barbara County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $103.33 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Lompoc with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,220 to $2,970 a month. At the middle rent, $2,480, a full-time job would need to pay $93.28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93436 | Santa Barbara County | $2,220/mo | $82.03/hr |
| 93437 | Santa Barbara County | $2,970/mo | $112.84/hr |
| 93438 | Santa Barbara County | $2,480/mo | $93.28/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Lompoc needs to pay at least $103.33 an hour before taxes, about $214,925 a year. That is the figure for Santa Barbara County, where the typical studio rent is $2,730 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Lompoc with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,220 to $2,970 a month. At the middle rent of $2,480, the pay needed would be $93.28 an hour.
The minimum wage in Santa Barbara County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.1 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