Most of Redwood City is in San Mateo County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $102.16 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Redwood City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,650 to $3,040 a month. At the middle rent, $2,690, a full-time job would need to pay $101.77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94061 | San Mateo County | $2,650/mo | $100.20/hr |
| 94062 | San Mateo County | $2,690/mo | $101.77/hr |
| 94063 | San Mateo County | $2,680/mo | $101.37/hr |
| 94064 | San Mateo County | $2,740/mo | $103.72/hr |
| 94065 | San Mateo County | $3,040/mo | $115.80/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Redwood City needs to pay at least $102.16 an hour before taxes, about $212,486 a year. That is the figure for San Mateo County, where the typical studio rent is $2,700 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Redwood City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,650 to $3,040 a month. At the middle rent of $2,690, the pay needed would be $101.77 an hour.
The minimum wage in San Mateo County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.0 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