Most of Torrance 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 10 ZIP codes in Torrance with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,150 to $2,630 a month. At the middle rent, $2,155, a full-time job would need to pay $79.21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90501 | Los Angeles County | $2,190/mo | $80.73/hr |
| 90502 | Los Angeles County | $2,160/mo | $79.43/hr |
| 90503 | Los Angeles County | $2,630/mo | $99.42/hr |
| 90504 | Los Angeles County | $2,500/mo | $94.15/hr |
| 90505 | Los Angeles County | $2,630/mo | $99.42/hr |
| 90506 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 90507 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 90508 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 90509 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
| 90510 | Los Angeles County | $2,150/mo | $79.00/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Torrance 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 10 ZIP codes in Torrance with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,150 to $2,630 a month. At the middle rent of $2,155, the pay needed would be $79.21 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