Most of Petaluma is in Sonoma County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $70.99 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Petaluma with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,980 to $2,380 a month. At the middle rent, $1,980, a full-time job would need to pay $71.64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94952 | Sonoma County | $2,240/mo | $82.89/hr |
| 94953 | Sonoma County | $1,980/mo | $71.64/hr |
| 94954 | Sonoma County | $2,380/mo | $88.95/hr |
| 94955 | Sonoma County | $1,980/mo | $71.64/hr |
| 94975 | Sonoma County | $1,980/mo | $71.64/hr |
| 94999 | Sonoma County | $1,980/mo | $71.64/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Petaluma needs to pay at least $70.99 an hour before taxes, about $147,658 a year. That is the figure for Sonoma County, where the typical studio rent is $1,965 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Petaluma with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,980 to $2,380 a month. At the middle rent of $1,980, the pay needed would be $71.64 an hour.
The minimum wage in Sonoma County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.2 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