Most of Vancouver is in Clark County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $49.88 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 14 ZIP codes in Vancouver with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,420 to $1,670 a month. At the middle rent, $1,540, a full-time job would need to pay $49.16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98660 | Clark County | $1,420/mo | $44.81/hr |
| 98661 | Clark County | $1,420/mo | $44.81/hr |
| 98662 | Clark County | $1,560/mo | $49.88/hr |
| 98663 | Clark County | $1,450/mo | $45.90/hr |
| 98664 | Clark County | $1,480/mo | $46.98/hr |
| 98665 | Clark County | $1,560/mo | $49.88/hr |
| 98666 | Clark County | $1,540/mo | $49.16/hr |
| 98668 | Clark County | $1,540/mo | $49.16/hr |
| 98682 | Clark County | $1,470/mo | $46.62/hr |
| 98683 | Clark County | $1,630/mo | $52.42/hr |
| 98684 | Clark County | $1,670/mo | $53.87/hr |
| 98685 | Clark County | $1,630/mo | $52.42/hr |
| 98686 | Clark County | $1,660/mo | $53.51/hr |
| 98687 | Clark County | $1,540/mo | $49.16/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Vancouver needs to pay at least $49.88 an hour before taxes, about $103,758 a year. That is the figure for Clark County, where the typical studio rent is $1,560 a month.
Yes. Across the 14 ZIP codes in Vancouver with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,420 to $1,670 a month. At the middle rent of $1,540, the pay needed would be $49.16 an hour.
The minimum wage in Clark County is $17.13 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.9 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