Most of Fort Myers is in Lee County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $51.92 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 14 ZIP codes in Fort Myers with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,470 to $1,880 a month. At the middle rent, $1,565, a full-time job would need to pay $49.08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33901 | Lee County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 33902 | Lee County | $1,560/mo | $48.90/hr |
| 33905 | Lee County | $1,480/mo | $46.06/hr |
| 33906 | Lee County | $1,560/mo | $48.90/hr |
| 33907 | Lee County | $1,570/mo | $49.26/hr |
| 33908 | Lee County | $1,770/mo | $56.36/hr |
| 33912 | Lee County | $1,650/mo | $52.10/hr |
| 33913 | Lee County | $1,880/mo | $60.27/hr |
| 33916 | Lee County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 33919 | Lee County | $1,590/mo | $49.97/hr |
| 33965 | Lee County | $1,480/mo | $46.06/hr |
| 33966 | Lee County | $1,690/mo | $53.52/hr |
| 33967 | Lee County | $1,660/mo | $52.45/hr |
| 33994 | Lee County | $1,560/mo | $48.90/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Fort Myers needs to pay at least $51.92 an hour before taxes, about $107,995 a year. That is the figure for Lee County, where the typical studio rent is $1,645 a month.
Yes. Across the 14 ZIP codes in Fort Myers with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,470 to $1,880 a month. At the middle rent of $1,565, the pay needed would be $49.08 an hour.
The minimum wage in Lee 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