Florida

Living wage in Gulf Breeze, Florida

Most of Gulf Breeze is in Santa Rosa County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $34.71 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.

Pay needed, before taxes$34.71/hrSanta Rosa County standard
At Gulf Breeze's middle rent$42.86/hrstudio rent $1,390 a month
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Across the 3 ZIP codes in Gulf Breeze with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,330 to $1,510 a month. At the middle rent, $1,390, a full-time job would need to pay $42.86 an hour before taxes.

Parts of Gulf Breeze are also in Escambia County.

ZIP codes in Gulf Breeze

What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.

ZIPCountyStudio rentPay needed
32561Escambia County$1,390/mo$42.86/hr
32562Santa Rosa County$1,330/mo$40.73/hr
32563Santa Rosa County$1,510/mo$47.12/hr

Questions

How much do you need to make to live in Gulf Breeze, Florida?

Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Gulf Breeze needs to pay at least $34.71 an hour before taxes, about $72,197 a year. That is the figure for Santa Rosa County, where the typical studio rent is $1,160 a month.

Does it vary by neighborhood?

Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Gulf Breeze with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,330 to $1,510 a month. At the middle rent of $1,390, the pay needed would be $42.86 an hour.

How does that compare with the minimum wage?

The minimum wage in Santa Rosa County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.3 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