Most of Farmington is in San Juan County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $27.60 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Farmington with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $880 to $930 a month. At the middle rent, $910, a full-time job would need to pay $27.77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87401 | San Juan County | $910/mo | $27.77/hr |
| 87402 | San Juan County | $930/mo | $28.43/hr |
| 87499 | San Juan County | $880/mo | $26.78/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Farmington needs to pay at least $27.60 an hour before taxes, about $57,416 a year. That is the figure for San Juan County, where the typical studio rent is $905 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Farmington with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $880 to $930 a month. At the middle rent of $910, the pay needed would be $27.77 an hour.
The minimum wage in San Juan County is $12.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.3 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