Most of Boca Raton is in Palm Beach County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $65.12 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 14 ZIP codes in Boca Raton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,600 to $2,650 a month. At the middle rent, $2,210, a full-time job would need to pay $72.25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33427 | Palm Beach County | $1,910/mo | $61.34/hr |
| 33428 | Palm Beach County | $2,450/mo | $81.03/hr |
| 33429 | Palm Beach County | $1,910/mo | $61.34/hr |
| 33431 | Palm Beach County | $2,550/mo | $84.69/hr |
| 33432 | Palm Beach County | $2,600/mo | $86.51/hr |
| 33433 | Palm Beach County | $2,340/mo | $77.00/hr |
| 33434 | Palm Beach County | $1,600/mo | $50.32/hr |
| 33481 | Palm Beach County | $1,910/mo | $61.34/hr |
| 33486 | Palm Beach County | $2,350/mo | $77.37/hr |
| 33487 | Palm Beach County | $2,490/mo | $82.49/hr |
| 33488 | Palm Beach County | $1,910/mo | $61.34/hr |
| 33496 | Palm Beach County | $2,650/mo | $88.34/hr |
| 33497 | Palm Beach County | $1,910/mo | $61.34/hr |
| 33498 | Palm Beach County | $2,080/mo | $67.49/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Boca Raton needs to pay at least $65.12 an hour before taxes, about $135,443 a year. That is the figure for Palm Beach County, where the typical studio rent is $2,015 a month.
Yes. Across the 14 ZIP codes in Boca Raton with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,600 to $2,650 a month. At the middle rent of $2,210, the pay needed would be $72.25 an hour.
The minimum wage in Palm Beach County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.3 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