Most of Myrtle Beach is in Horry County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $34.85 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 7 ZIP codes in Myrtle Beach with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,090 to $1,410 a month. At the middle rent, $1,150, a full-time job would need to pay $36.01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29572 | Horry County | $1,150/mo | $36.01/hr |
| 29575 | Horry County | $1,220/mo | $38.76/hr |
| 29577 | Horry County | $1,090/mo | $33.79/hr |
| 29578 | Horry County | $1,150/mo | $36.01/hr |
| 29579 | Horry County | $1,410/mo | $46.21/hr |
| 29587 | Horry County | $1,150/mo | $36.01/hr |
| 29588 | Horry County | $1,180/mo | $37.19/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Myrtle Beach needs to pay at least $34.85 an hour before taxes, about $72,497 a year. That is the figure for Horry County, where the typical studio rent is $1,120 a month.
Yes. Across the 7 ZIP codes in Myrtle Beach with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,090 to $1,410 a month. At the middle rent of $1,150, the pay needed would be $36.01 an hour.
The minimum wage in Horry County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.8 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