Most of Long Beach 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 19 ZIP codes in Long Beach with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,790 to $2,840 a month. At the middle rent, $2,150, a full-time job would need to pay $79.00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90801 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 90802 | Los Angeles County | $2,370/mo | $88.52/hr |
| 90803 | Los Angeles County | $2,840/mo | $107.68/hr |
| 90804 | Los Angeles County | $2,160/mo | $79.43/hr |
| 90805 | Los Angeles County | $1,910/mo | $68.61/hr |
| 90806 | Los Angeles County | $1,860/mo | $66.44/hr |
| 90807 | Los Angeles County | $2,120/mo | $77.70/hr |
| 90808 | Los Angeles County | $2,610/mo | $98.64/hr |
| 90809 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 90810 | Los Angeles County | $1,790/mo | $63.42/hr |
| 90813 | Los Angeles County | $1,910/mo | $68.61/hr |
| 90814 | Los Angeles County | $2,370/mo | $88.52/hr |
| 90815 | Los Angeles County | $2,480/mo | $93.28/hr |
| 90822 | Los Angeles County | $2,490/mo | $93.72/hr |
| 90831 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 90832 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 90833 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 90840 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 90853 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Long Beach 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 19 ZIP codes in Long Beach with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,790 to $2,840 a month. At the middle rent of $2,150, the pay needed would be $79.00 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