Most of Mountain View is in Santa Clara County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $96.48 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Mountain View with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,460 to $3,040 a month. At the middle rent, $2,610, a full-time job would need to pay $98.64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94035 | Santa Clara County | $2,460/mo | $92.42/hr |
| 94039 | Santa Clara County | $2,460/mo | $92.42/hr |
| 94040 | Santa Clara County | $3,040/mo | $115.80/hr |
| 94041 | Santa Clara County | $2,790/mo | $105.70/hr |
| 94042 | Santa Clara County | $2,460/mo | $92.42/hr |
| 94043 | Santa Clara County | $2,760/mo | $104.51/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Mountain View needs to pay at least $96.48 an hour before taxes, about $200,675 a year. That is the figure for Santa Clara County, where the typical studio rent is $2,555 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Mountain View with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,460 to $3,040 a month. At the middle rent of $2,610, the pay needed would be $98.64 an hour.
The minimum wage in Santa Clara County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.7 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