Most of West Valley 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 3 ZIP codes in West Valley City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,140 to $1,460 a month. At the middle rent, $1,160, a full-time job would need to pay $36.80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84119 | Salt Lake County | $1,140/mo | $36.02/hr |
| 84120 | Salt Lake County | $1,160/mo | $36.80/hr |
| 84128 | Salt Lake County | $1,460/mo | $48.40/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in West Valley 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 3 ZIP codes in West Valley City with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,140 to $1,460 a month. At the middle rent of $1,160, the pay needed would be $36.80 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