Most of Saint Petersburg is in Pinellas County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $52.10 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 28 ZIP codes in Saint Petersburg with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,360 to $2,400 a month. At the middle rent, $1,610, a full-time job would need to pay $50.68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33701 | Pinellas County | $1,720/mo | $54.59/hr |
| 33702 | Pinellas County | $1,530/mo | $47.83/hr |
| 33703 | Pinellas County | $1,750/mo | $55.65/hr |
| 33704 | Pinellas County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 33705 | Pinellas County | $1,620/mo | $51.03/hr |
| 33706 | Pinellas County | $1,720/mo | $54.59/hr |
| 33707 | Pinellas County | $1,520/mo | $47.48/hr |
| 33708 | Pinellas County | $2,010/mo | $64.93/hr |
| 33709 | Pinellas County | $1,440/mo | $44.64/hr |
| 33710 | Pinellas County | $1,620/mo | $51.03/hr |
| 33711 | Pinellas County | $1,900/mo | $60.98/hr |
| 33712 | Pinellas County | $1,540/mo | $48.19/hr |
| 33713 | Pinellas County | $1,500/mo | $46.77/hr |
| 33714 | Pinellas County | $1,360/mo | $41.79/hr |
| 33715 | Pinellas County | $2,400/mo | $79.20/hr |
| 33716 | Pinellas County | $2,060/mo | $66.76/hr |
| 33730 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33731 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33732 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33733 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33734 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33736 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33738 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33741 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33742 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33743 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33747 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
| 33784 | Pinellas County | $1,610/mo | $50.68/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Saint Petersburg needs to pay at least $52.10 an hour before taxes, about $108,364 a year. That is the figure for Pinellas County, where the typical studio rent is $1,650 a month.
Yes. Across the 28 ZIP codes in Saint Petersburg with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,360 to $2,400 a month. At the middle rent of $1,610, the pay needed would be $50.68 an hour.
The minimum wage in Pinellas County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.5 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