Most of Everett is in Snohomish County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $62.57 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 7 ZIP codes in Everett with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,670 to $1,960 a month. At the middle rent, $1,850, a full-time job would need to pay $60.40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98201 | Snohomish County | $1,670/mo | $53.87/hr |
| 98203 | Snohomish County | $1,850/mo | $60.40/hr |
| 98204 | Snohomish County | $1,840/mo | $60.03/hr |
| 98206 | Snohomish County | $1,950/mo | $64.04/hr |
| 98207 | Snohomish County | $1,670/mo | $53.87/hr |
| 98208 | Snohomish County | $1,960/mo | $64.41/hr |
| 98213 | Snohomish County | $1,950/mo | $64.04/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Everett needs to pay at least $62.57 an hour before taxes, about $130,150 a year. That is the figure for Snohomish County, where the typical studio rent is $1,910 a month.
Yes. Across the 7 ZIP codes in Everett with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,670 to $1,960 a month. At the middle rent of $1,850, the pay needed would be $60.40 an hour.
The minimum wage in Snohomish County is $17.13 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.7 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