Most of Brandon is in Hillsborough County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $55.83 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 4 ZIP codes in Brandon with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,480 to $1,840 a month. At the middle rent, $1,640, a full-time job would need to pay $51.74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33508 | Hillsborough County | $1,640/mo | $51.74/hr |
| 33509 | Hillsborough County | $1,640/mo | $51.74/hr |
| 33510 | Hillsborough County | $1,480/mo | $46.06/hr |
| 33511 | Hillsborough County | $1,840/mo | $58.85/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Brandon needs to pay at least $55.83 an hour before taxes, about $116,125 a year. That is the figure for Hillsborough County, where the typical studio rent is $1,755 a month.
Yes. Across the 4 ZIP codes in Brandon with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,480 to $1,840 a month. At the middle rent of $1,640, the pay needed would be $51.74 an hour.
The minimum wage in Hillsborough County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.7 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