Most of Lake Worth is in Palm Beach County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $65.12 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 7 ZIP codes in Lake Worth with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,740 to $2,860 a month. At the middle rent, $1,910, a full-time job would need to pay $61.34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33449 | Palm Beach County | $2,860/mo | $96.01/hr |
| 33461 | Palm Beach County | $1,800/mo | $57.43/hr |
| 33462 | Palm Beach County | $1,740/mo | $55.30/hr |
| 33463 | Palm Beach County | $1,810/mo | $57.78/hr |
| 33465 | Palm Beach County | $1,910/mo | $61.34/hr |
| 33466 | Palm Beach County | $1,910/mo | $61.34/hr |
| 33467 | Palm Beach County | $2,020/mo | $65.30/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Lake Worth needs to pay at least $65.12 an hour before taxes, about $135,443 a year. That is the figure for Palm Beach County, where the typical studio rent is $2,015 a month.
Yes. Across the 7 ZIP codes in Lake Worth with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,740 to $2,860 a month. At the middle rent of $1,910, the pay needed would be $61.34 an hour.
The minimum wage in Palm Beach County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.3 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