Most of Renton is in King County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $72.25 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Renton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,840 to $2,270 a month. At the middle rent, $2,160, a full-time job would need to pay $71.88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98055 | King County | $2,170/mo | $72.25/hr |
| 98056 | King County | $2,080/mo | $68.89/hr |
| 98057 | King County | $1,840/mo | $60.03/hr |
| 98058 | King County | $2,160/mo | $71.88/hr |
| 98059 | King County | $2,270/mo | $75.99/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Renton needs to pay at least $72.25 an hour before taxes, about $150,285 a year. That is the figure for King County, where the typical studio rent is $2,170 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Renton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,840 to $2,270 a month. At the middle rent of $2,160, the pay needed would be $71.88 an hour.
The minimum wage in King County is $17.13 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.2 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