Most of Sebring is in Highlands County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $28.92 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 5 ZIP codes in Sebring with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $790 to $1,000 a month. At the middle rent, $880, a full-time job would need to pay $25.97 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33870 | Highlands County | $860/mo | $25.34/hr |
| 33871 | Highlands County | $880/mo | $25.97/hr |
| 33872 | Highlands County | $1,000/mo | $29.70/hr |
| 33875 | Highlands County | $980/mo | $29.08/hr |
| 33876 | Highlands County | $790/mo | $23.17/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Sebring needs to pay at least $28.92 an hour before taxes, about $60,160 a year. That is the figure for Highlands County, where the typical studio rent is $975 a month.
Yes. Across the 5 ZIP codes in Sebring with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $790 to $1,000 a month. At the middle rent of $880, the pay needed would be $25.97 an hour.
The minimum wage in Highlands County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 1.9 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