Most of Melbourne is in Brevard County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $41.79 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 9 ZIP codes in Melbourne with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,320 to $1,730 a month. At the middle rent, $1,330, a full-time job would need to pay $40.73 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32901 | Brevard County | $1,320/mo | $40.37/hr |
| 32902 | Brevard County | $1,330/mo | $40.73/hr |
| 32904 | Brevard County | $1,570/mo | $49.26/hr |
| 32912 | Brevard County | $1,330/mo | $40.73/hr |
| 32934 | Brevard County | $1,620/mo | $51.03/hr |
| 32935 | Brevard County | $1,360/mo | $41.79/hr |
| 32936 | Brevard County | $1,330/mo | $40.73/hr |
| 32940 | Brevard County | $1,730/mo | $54.94/hr |
| 32941 | Brevard County | $1,330/mo | $40.73/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Melbourne needs to pay at least $41.79 an hour before taxes, about $86,928 a year. That is the figure for Brevard County, where the typical studio rent is $1,360 a month.
Yes. Across the 9 ZIP codes in Melbourne with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,320 to $1,730 a month. At the middle rent of $1,330, the pay needed would be $40.73 an hour.
The minimum wage in Brevard County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.8 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