Most of Vallejo is in Solano County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $61.32 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Vallejo with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,620 to $2,250 a month. At the middle rent, $1,890, a full-time job would need to pay $67.74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94589 | Solano County | $1,720/mo | $60.49/hr |
| 94590 | Solano County | $1,620/mo | $56.30/hr |
| 94591 | Solano County | $2,060/mo | $75.10/hr |
| 94592 | Solano County | $2,250/mo | $83.33/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Vallejo needs to pay at least $61.32 an hour before taxes, about $127,550 a year. That is the figure for Solano County, where the typical studio rent is $1,740 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Vallejo with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,620 to $2,250 a month. At the middle rent of $1,890, the pay needed would be $67.74 an hour.
The minimum wage in Solano County is $16.90 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.6 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