Most of Tallahassee is in Leon County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $38.59 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 19 ZIP codes in Tallahassee with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $990 to $1,490 a month. At the middle rent, $1,210, a full-time job would need to pay $36.46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32301 | Leon County | $1,250/mo | $37.88/hr |
| 32302 | Leon County | $1,210/mo | $36.46/hr |
| 32303 | Leon County | $1,270/mo | $38.59/hr |
| 32304 | Leon County | $1,170/mo | $35.05/hr |
| 32305 | Leon County | $990/mo | $29.39/hr |
| 32306 | Leon County | $1,180/mo | $35.40/hr |
| 32307 | Leon County | $1,170/mo | $35.05/hr |
| 32308 | Leon County | $1,270/mo | $38.59/hr |
| 32309 | Leon County | $1,320/mo | $40.37/hr |
| 32310 | Leon County | $1,000/mo | $29.70/hr |
| 32311 | Leon County | $1,490/mo | $46.41/hr |
| 32312 | Leon County | $1,470/mo | $45.70/hr |
| 32313 | Leon County | $1,210/mo | $36.46/hr |
| 32314 | Leon County | $1,210/mo | $36.46/hr |
| 32315 | Leon County | $1,210/mo | $36.46/hr |
| 32316 | Leon County | $1,210/mo | $36.46/hr |
| 32317 | Leon County | $1,490/mo | $46.41/hr |
| 32318 | Leon County | $1,210/mo | $36.46/hr |
| 32399 | Leon County | $1,210/mo | $36.46/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Tallahassee needs to pay at least $38.59 an hour before taxes, about $80,276 a year. That is the figure for Leon County, where the typical studio rent is $1,270 a month.
Yes. Across the 19 ZIP codes in Tallahassee with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $990 to $1,490 a month. At the middle rent of $1,210, the pay needed would be $36.46 an hour.
The minimum wage in Leon County is $15.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 2.6 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