Most of Lynnwood 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 4 ZIP codes in Lynnwood with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,780 to $2,130 a month. At the middle rent, $1,930, a full-time job would need to pay $63.30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98036 | Snohomish County | $1,780/mo | $57.86/hr |
| 98037 | Snohomish County | $1,910/mo | $62.57/hr |
| 98046 | Snohomish County | $1,950/mo | $64.04/hr |
| 98087 | Snohomish County | $2,130/mo | $70.76/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Lynnwood 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 4 ZIP codes in Lynnwood with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,780 to $2,130 a month. At the middle rent of $1,930, the pay needed would be $63.30 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