Most of Fort Lauderdale is in Broward County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $59.92 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 43 ZIP codes in Fort Lauderdale with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,350 to $2,640 a month. At the middle rent, $1,760, a full-time job would need to pay $56.01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33301 | Broward County | $2,330/mo | $76.64/hr |
| 33302 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33303 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33304 | Broward County | $1,890/mo | $60.63/hr |
| 33305 | Broward County | $1,800/mo | $57.43/hr |
| 33306 | Broward County | $1,440/mo | $44.64/hr |
| 33307 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33308 | Broward County | $2,070/mo | $67.13/hr |
| 33309 | Broward County | $1,730/mo | $54.94/hr |
| 33310 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33311 | Broward County | $1,350/mo | $41.44/hr |
| 33312 | Broward County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33313 | Broward County | $1,680/mo | $53.16/hr |
| 33314 | Broward County | $1,930/mo | $62.05/hr |
| 33315 | Broward County | $1,720/mo | $54.59/hr |
| 33316 | Broward County | $1,960/mo | $63.12/hr |
| 33317 | Broward County | $1,940/mo | $62.40/hr |
| 33318 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33319 | Broward County | $1,700/mo | $53.87/hr |
| 33320 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33321 | Broward County | $1,840/mo | $58.85/hr |
| 33322 | Broward County | $2,020/mo | $65.30/hr |
| 33323 | Broward County | $2,430/mo | $80.30/hr |
| 33324 | Broward County | $2,140/mo | $69.69/hr |
| 33325 | Broward County | $1,960/mo | $63.12/hr |
| 33326 | Broward County | $2,320/mo | $76.27/hr |
| 33327 | Broward County | $2,640/mo | $87.98/hr |
| 33328 | Broward County | $2,110/mo | $68.59/hr |
| 33329 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33330 | Broward County | $2,550/mo | $84.69/hr |
| 33331 | Broward County | $2,640/mo | $87.98/hr |
| 33332 | Broward County | $2,640/mo | $87.98/hr |
| 33334 | Broward County | $1,720/mo | $54.59/hr |
| 33335 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33338 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33339 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33345 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33346 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33348 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33351 | Broward County | $1,850/mo | $59.21/hr |
| 33355 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33359 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
| 33394 | Broward County | $1,760/mo | $56.01/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Fort Lauderdale needs to pay at least $59.92 an hour before taxes, about $124,626 a year. That is the figure for Broward County, where the typical studio rent is $1,870 a month.
Yes. Across the 43 ZIP codes in Fort Lauderdale with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,350 to $2,640 a month. At the middle rent of $1,760, the pay needed would be $56.01 an hour.
The minimum wage in Broward County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.0 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