Most of Salt Lake City is in Salt Lake County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $39.51 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 39 ZIP codes in Salt Lake City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,140 to $1,380 a month. At the middle rent, $1,210, a full-time job would need to pay $38.73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84101 | Salt Lake County | $1,150/mo | $36.41/hr |
| 84102 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84103 | Salt Lake County | $1,250/mo | $40.28/hr |
| 84104 | Salt Lake County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 84105 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84106 | Salt Lake County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 84107 | Salt Lake County | $1,150/mo | $36.41/hr |
| 84108 | Salt Lake County | $1,230/mo | $39.51/hr |
| 84109 | Salt Lake County | $1,300/mo | $42.22/hr |
| 84110 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84111 | Salt Lake County | $1,240/mo | $39.89/hr |
| 84112 | Salt Lake County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 84113 | Salt Lake County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 84114 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84115 | Salt Lake County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 84116 | Salt Lake County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 84117 | Salt Lake County | $1,300/mo | $42.22/hr |
| 84118 | Salt Lake County | $1,380/mo | $45.31/hr |
| 84121 | Salt Lake County | $1,380/mo | $45.31/hr |
| 84122 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84123 | Salt Lake County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 84124 | Salt Lake County | $1,160/mo | $36.80/hr |
| 84125 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84126 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84127 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84129 | Salt Lake County | $1,150/mo | $36.41/hr |
| 84133 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84134 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84138 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84150 | Salt Lake County | $1,250/mo | $40.28/hr |
| 84151 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84152 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84157 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84158 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84165 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84170 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84171 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84180 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84199 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Salt Lake City needs to pay at least $39.51 an hour before taxes, about $82,176 a year. That is the figure for Salt Lake County, where the typical studio rent is $1,230 a month.
Yes. Across the 39 ZIP codes in Salt Lake City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,140 to $1,380 a month. At the middle rent of $1,210, the pay needed would be $38.73 an hour.
The minimum wage in Salt Lake County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.4 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