Most of Oakland is in Alameda County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $80.73 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 20 ZIP codes in Oakland with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,930 to $2,370 a month. At the middle rent, $2,090, a full-time job would need to pay $76.40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94601 | Alameda County | $1,930/mo | $69.47/hr |
| 94602 | Alameda County | $1,930/mo | $69.47/hr |
| 94603 | Alameda County | $1,930/mo | $69.47/hr |
| 94604 | Alameda County | $2,090/mo | $76.40/hr |
| 94605 | Alameda County | $1,930/mo | $69.47/hr |
| 94606 | Alameda County | $1,930/mo | $69.47/hr |
| 94607 | Alameda County | $1,960/mo | $70.77/hr |
| 94609 | Alameda County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 94610 | Alameda County | $2,170/mo | $79.86/hr |
| 94611 | Alameda County | $2,230/mo | $82.46/hr |
| 94612 | Alameda County | $2,260/mo | $83.76/hr |
| 94613 | Alameda County | $1,930/mo | $69.47/hr |
| 94614 | Alameda County | $2,090/mo | $76.40/hr |
| 94615 | Alameda County | $2,090/mo | $76.40/hr |
| 94618 | Alameda County | $2,370/mo | $88.52/hr |
| 94619 | Alameda County | $1,930/mo | $69.47/hr |
| 94621 | Alameda County | $1,930/mo | $69.47/hr |
| 94623 | Alameda County | $2,090/mo | $76.40/hr |
| 94624 | Alameda County | $2,090/mo | $76.40/hr |
| 94661 | Alameda County | $2,090/mo | $76.40/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Oakland needs to pay at least $80.73 an hour before taxes, about $167,918 a year. That is the figure for Alameda County, where the typical studio rent is $2,190 a month.
Yes. Across the 20 ZIP codes in Oakland with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,930 to $2,370 a month. At the middle rent of $2,090, the pay needed would be $76.40 an hour.
The minimum wage in Alameda County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.8 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