Most of Yakima is in Yakima County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $31.17 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Yakima with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $940 to $1,150 a month. At the middle rent, $1,010, a full-time job would need to pay $30.54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98901 | Yakima County | $940/mo | $28.32/hr |
| 98902 | Yakima County | $1,030/mo | $31.17/hr |
| 98903 | Yakima County | $1,090/mo | $33.07/hr |
| 98907 | Yakima County | $990/mo | $29.91/hr |
| 98908 | Yakima County | $1,150/mo | $35.03/hr |
| 98909 | Yakima County | $990/mo | $29.91/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Yakima needs to pay at least $31.17 an hour before taxes, about $64,838 a year. That is the figure for Yakima County, where the typical studio rent is $1,030 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Yakima with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $940 to $1,150 a month. At the middle rent of $1,010, the pay needed would be $30.54 an hour.
The minimum wage in Yakima County is $17.13 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 1.8 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