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Living wage in Floral Park, New York

Most of Floral Park is in Nassau County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $72.06 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.

Pay needed, before taxes$72.06/hrNassau County standard
At Floral Park's middle rent$81.85/hrstudio rent $2,280 a month
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Across the 3 ZIP codes in Floral Park with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,980 to $3,050 a month. At the middle rent, $2,280, a full-time job would need to pay $81.85 an hour before taxes.

Parts of Floral Park are also in Queens County.

ZIP codes in Floral Park

What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.

ZIPCountyStudio rentPay needed
11001Nassau County$2,280/mo$81.85/hr
11002Nassau County$1,980/mo$69.62/hr
11005Queens County$3,050/mo$124.89/hr

Questions

How much do you need to make to live in Floral Park, New York?

Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Floral Park needs to pay at least $72.06 an hour before taxes, about $149,889 a year. That is the figure for Nassau County, where the typical studio rent is $2,040 a month.

Does it vary by neighborhood?

Yes. Across the 3 ZIP codes in Floral Park with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,980 to $3,050 a month. At the middle rent of $2,280, the pay needed would be $81.85 an hour.

How does that compare with the minimum wage?

The minimum wage in Nassau County is $17.00 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.2 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