Most of Napa is in Napa County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $85.49 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Napa with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,300 to $2,460 a month. At the middle rent, $2,350, a full-time job would need to pay $87.66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94558 | Napa County | $2,460/mo | $92.42/hr |
| 94559 | Napa County | $2,300/mo | $85.49/hr |
| 94581 | Napa County | $2,350/mo | $87.66/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Napa needs to pay at least $85.49 an hour before taxes, about $177,822 a year. That is the figure for Napa County, where the typical studio rent is $2,300 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Napa with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,300 to $2,460 a month. At the middle rent of $2,350, the pay needed would be $87.66 an hour.
The minimum wage in Napa County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.1 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