Most of Miami Beach is in Miami-Dade County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $66.03 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 7 ZIP codes in Miami Beach with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,950 to $2,810 a month. At the middle rent, $2,460, a full-time job would need to pay $81.39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33109 | Miami-Dade County | $2,810/mo | $94.20/hr |
| 33119 | Miami-Dade County | $1,950/mo | $62.76/hr |
| 33139 | Miami-Dade County | $2,720/mo | $90.90/hr |
| 33140 | Miami-Dade County | $2,460/mo | $81.39/hr |
| 33141 | Miami-Dade County | $2,210/mo | $72.25/hr |
| 33154 | Miami-Dade County | $2,490/mo | $82.49/hr |
| 33239 | Miami-Dade County | $1,950/mo | $62.76/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Miami Beach needs to pay at least $66.03 an hour before taxes, about $137,345 a year. That is the figure for Miami-Dade County, where the typical studio rent is $2,040 a month.
Yes. Across the 7 ZIP codes in Miami Beach with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,950 to $2,810 a month. At the middle rent of $2,460, the pay needed would be $81.39 an hour.
The minimum wage in Miami-Dade County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.4 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