Most of Pasadena 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 16 ZIP codes in Pasadena with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,150 to $3,230 a month. At the middle rent, $2,150, a full-time job would need to pay $79.00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91101 | Los Angeles County | $2,800/mo | $106.09/hr |
| 91102 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 91103 | Los Angeles County | $2,270/mo | $84.19/hr |
| 91104 | Los Angeles County | $2,320/mo | $86.36/hr |
| 91105 | Los Angeles County | $3,230/mo | $123.99/hr |
| 91106 | Los Angeles County | $2,560/mo | $96.68/hr |
| 91107 | Los Angeles County | $2,690/mo | $101.77/hr |
| 91109 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 91114 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 91115 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 91116 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 91117 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 91123 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 91125 | Los Angeles County | $2,560/mo | $96.68/hr |
| 91129 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 91185 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Pasadena 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 16 ZIP codes in Pasadena with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,150 to $3,230 a month. At the middle rent of $2,150, the pay needed would be $79.00 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