LA County Housing Resource Center - How much rent can you afford?

Hourly Wage:	Hours per Week:	Gross Monthly Wage:*	Monthly Rent:** [Incl. Utilities]	Monthly Rent:** [Minus Utilities]
$5.15	40	$871	$261	$161
$5.25	40	$888	$266	$166
$5.50	40	$930	$279	$179
$5.75	40	$972	$291	$191
$6.00	40	$1,015	$304	$204
$6.25	40	$1,057	$317	$217
$6.50	40	$1,099	$329	$229
$6.75	40	$1,142	$342	$242
$7.00	40	$1,184	$355	$255
$7.50	40	$1,269	$380	$280
$8.00	40	$1,353	$406	$306
$8.50	40	$1,438	$431	$331
$9.00	40	$1,522	$456	$356
$9.50	40	$1,607	$482	$382
$10.00	40	$1,692	$507	$407
$10.50	40	$1,776	$532	$432
$11.00	40	$1,861	$558	$458
$11.50	40	$1,945	$583	$483
$12.00	40	$2,030	$609	$509
$12.50	40	$2,115	$634	$534
$13.00	40	$2,199	$659	$559
$13.50	40	$2,284	$685	$585
$14.00	40	$2,368	$710	$610
$14.50	40	$2,453	$736	$636
$15.00	40	$2,538	$761	$661

These are estimates and are subject to change without notice.
*Wage x 40hrs. x 4.23 = Avg. Mo. Wage
**HUD standard is to include a $100 per month allotment for utilities in the monthly rent category. It is not recommended for anyone to exceed 30% of his/her monthly income in paying for housing.
HUD provides a multitude of statistics at www.huduser.org/datasets/pdrdatas.html