Most of Port Saint Lucie is in St. Lucie County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $51.39 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 8 ZIP codes in Port Saint Lucie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,710 to $2,380 a month. At the middle rent, $1,915, a full-time job would need to pay $61.52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34952 | St. Lucie County | $1,850/mo | $59.21/hr |
| 34953 | St. Lucie County | $2,220/mo | $72.61/hr |
| 34983 | St. Lucie County | $1,980/mo | $63.84/hr |
| 34984 | St. Lucie County | $2,190/mo | $71.52/hr |
| 34985 | St. Lucie County | $1,710/mo | $54.23/hr |
| 34986 | St. Lucie County | $1,820/mo | $58.14/hr |
| 34987 | St. Lucie County | $2,380/mo | $78.47/hr |
| 34988 | St. Lucie County | $1,710/mo | $54.23/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Port Saint Lucie needs to pay at least $51.39 an hour before taxes, about $106,886 a year. That is the figure for St. Lucie County, where the typical studio rent is $1,630 a month.
Yes. Across the 8 ZIP codes in Port Saint Lucie with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,710 to $2,380 a month. At the middle rent of $1,915, the pay needed would be $61.52 an hour.
The minimum wage in St. Lucie County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.4 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