Most of Clearwater is in Pinellas County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $52.10 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 12 ZIP codes in Clearwater with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,410 to $1,860 a month. At the middle rent, $1,610, a full-time job would need to pay $50.68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33755 | Pinellas County | $1,410/mo | $43.57/hr |
| 33756 | Pinellas County | $1,460/mo | $45.35/hr |
| 33757 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33758 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33759 | Pinellas County | $1,860/mo | $59.56/hr |
| 33760 | Pinellas County | $1,550/mo | $48.54/hr |
| 33761 | Pinellas County | $1,780/mo | $56.72/hr |
| 33762 | Pinellas County | $1,820/mo | $58.14/hr |
| 33763 | Pinellas County | $1,460/mo | $45.35/hr |
| 33764 | Pinellas County | $1,710/mo | $54.23/hr |
| 33765 | Pinellas County | $1,650/mo | $52.10/hr |
| 33766 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Clearwater needs to pay at least $52.10 an hour before taxes, about $108,364 a year. That is the figure for Pinellas County, where the typical studio rent is $1,650 a month.
Yes. Across the 12 ZIP codes in Clearwater with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,410 to $1,860 a month. At the middle rent of $1,610, the pay needed would be $50.68 an hour.
The minimum wage in Pinellas County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.5 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