Most of Fort Pierce is in St. Lucie County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $51.39 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 11 ZIP codes in Fort Pierce with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,310 to $1,750 a month. At the middle rent, $1,430, a full-time job would need to pay $44.28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34945 | St. Lucie County | $1,430/mo | $44.28/hr |
| 34946 | St. Lucie County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 34947 | St. Lucie County | $1,350/mo | $41.44/hr |
| 34948 | St. Lucie County | $1,710/mo | $54.23/hr |
| 34949 | St. Lucie County | $1,750/mo | $55.65/hr |
| 34950 | St. Lucie County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 34951 | St. Lucie County | $1,370/mo | $42.15/hr |
| 34954 | St. Lucie County | $1,710/mo | $54.23/hr |
| 34979 | St. Lucie County | $1,710/mo | $54.23/hr |
| 34981 | St. Lucie County | $1,510/mo | $47.12/hr |
| 34982 | St. Lucie County | $1,410/mo | $43.57/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Fort Pierce needs to pay at least $51.39 an hour before taxes, about $106,886 a year. That is the figure for St. Lucie County, where the typical studio rent is $1,630 a month.
Yes. Across the 11 ZIP codes in Fort Pierce with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,310 to $1,750 a month. At the middle rent of $1,430, the pay needed would be $44.28 an hour.
The minimum wage in St. Lucie County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.4 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