Most of Novato is in Marin County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $88.52 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Novato with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,240 to $2,500 a month. At the middle rent, $2,435, a full-time job would need to pay $91.34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94945 | Marin County | $2,240/mo | $82.89/hr |
| 94947 | Marin County | $2,370/mo | $88.52/hr |
| 94948 | Marin County | $2,500/mo | $94.15/hr |
| 94949 | Marin County | $2,500/mo | $94.15/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Novato needs to pay at least $88.52 an hour before taxes, about $184,125 a year. That is the figure for Marin County, where the typical studio rent is $2,370 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Novato with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,240 to $2,500 a month. At the middle rent of $2,435, the pay needed would be $91.34 an hour.
The minimum wage in Marin County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.2 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