Most of Okeechobee is in Okeechobee County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $27.31 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 3 ZIP codes in Okeechobee with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,010 to $1,310 a month. At the middle rent, $1,150, a full-time job would need to pay $34.37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34972 | Okeechobee County | $1,150/mo | $34.37/hr |
| 34973 | Okeechobee County | $1,010/mo | $30.01/hr |
| 34974 | Okeechobee County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Okeechobee needs to pay at least $27.31 an hour before taxes, about $56,794 a year. That is the figure for Okeechobee County, where the typical studio rent is $923 a month.
Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Okeechobee with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,010 to $1,310 a month. At the middle rent of $1,150, the pay needed would be $34.37 an hour.
The minimum wage in Okeechobee County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 1.8 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