Most of Sandy 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 6 ZIP codes in Sandy with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,210 to $1,670 a month. At the middle rent, $1,345, a full-time job would need to pay $43.96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84070 | Salt Lake County | $1,250/mo | $40.28/hr |
| 84090 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84091 | Salt Lake County | $1,210/mo | $38.73/hr |
| 84092 | Salt Lake County | $1,670/mo | $56.37/hr |
| 84093 | Salt Lake County | $1,640/mo | $55.24/hr |
| 84094 | Salt Lake County | $1,440/mo | $47.63/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Sandy 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 6 ZIP codes in Sandy with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,210 to $1,670 a month. At the middle rent of $1,345, the pay needed would be $43.96 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