Most of Mc Lean is in Fairfax County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $87.79 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Mc Lean with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,360 to $2,890 a month. At the middle rent, $2,630, a full-time job would need to pay $94.98 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22101 | Fairfax County | $2,630/mo | $94.98/hr |
| 22102 | Fairfax County | $2,890/mo | $104.53/hr |
| 22106 | Fairfax County | $2,360/mo | $84.20/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Mc Lean needs to pay at least $87.79 an hour before taxes, about $182,609 a year. That is the figure for Fairfax County, where the typical studio rent is $2,450 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Mc Lean with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $2,360 to $2,890 a month. At the middle rent of $2,630, the pay needed would be $94.98 an hour.
The minimum wage in Fairfax County is $12.77 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 6.9 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