Most of Oceanside is in San Diego 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 7 ZIP codes in Oceanside with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,050 to $2,570 a month. At the middle rent, $2,190, a full-time job would need to pay $80.73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92049 | San Diego County | $2,190/mo | $80.73/hr |
| 92051 | San Diego County | $2,190/mo | $80.73/hr |
| 92052 | San Diego County | $2,190/mo | $80.73/hr |
| 92054 | San Diego County | $2,050/mo | $74.67/hr |
| 92056 | San Diego County | $2,570/mo | $97.07/hr |
| 92057 | San Diego County | $2,340/mo | $87.22/hr |
| 92058 | San Diego County | $2,210/mo | $81.60/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Oceanside needs to pay at least $80.73 an hour before taxes, about $167,918 a year. That is the figure for San Diego County, where the typical studio rent is $2,190 a month.
Yes. Across the 7 ZIP codes in Oceanside with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,050 to $2,570 a month. At the middle rent of $2,190, the pay needed would be $80.73 an hour.
The minimum wage in San Diego 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