Most of Arlington is in Arlington County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $94.58 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 14 ZIP codes in Arlington with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,000 to $3,170 a month. At the middle rent, $2,420, a full-time job would need to pay $86.59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22201 | Arlington County | $3,170/mo | $115.03/hr |
| 22202 | Arlington County | $3,170/mo | $115.03/hr |
| 22203 | Arlington County | $2,990/mo | $108.22/hr |
| 22204 | Arlington County | $2,080/mo | $73.02/hr |
| 22205 | Arlington County | $2,000/mo | $69.82/hr |
| 22206 | Arlington County | $2,760/mo | $99.81/hr |
| 22207 | Arlington County | $2,430/mo | $86.99/hr |
| 22209 | Arlington County | $2,620/mo | $94.58/hr |
| 22210 | Arlington County | $2,410/mo | $86.20/hr |
| 22213 | Arlington County | $2,450/mo | $87.79/hr |
| 22214 | Arlington County | $2,410/mo | $86.20/hr |
| 22215 | Arlington County | $2,410/mo | $86.20/hr |
| 22216 | Arlington County | $2,410/mo | $86.20/hr |
| 22219 | Arlington County | $2,410/mo | $86.20/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Arlington needs to pay at least $94.58 an hour before taxes, about $196,731 a year. That is the figure for Arlington County, where the typical studio rent is $2,620 a month.
Yes. Across the 14 ZIP codes in Arlington with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,000 to $3,170 a month. At the middle rent of $2,420, the pay needed would be $86.59 an hour.
The minimum wage in Arlington County is $12.77 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 7.4 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