Most of Palmdale is in Los Angeles County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $85.06 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Palmdale with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,610 to $2,500 a month. At the middle rent, $2,125, a full-time job would need to pay $77.92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93550 | Los Angeles County | $1,670/mo | $58.39/hr |
| 93551 | Los Angeles County | $2,500/mo | $94.15/hr |
| 93552 | Los Angeles County | $2,100/mo | $76.83/hr |
| 93590 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 93591 | Los Angeles County | $1,610/mo | $55.88/hr |
| 93599 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Palmdale needs to pay at least $85.06 an hour before taxes, about $176,922 a year. That is the figure for Los Angeles County, where the typical studio rent is $2,290 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Palmdale with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,610 to $2,500 a month. At the middle rent of $2,125, the pay needed would be $77.92 an hour.
The minimum wage in Los Angeles County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.0 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