Most of Beaumont is in Jefferson County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $29.39 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 12 ZIP codes in Beaumont with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $830 to $1,240 a month. At the middle rent, $1,000, a full-time job would need to pay $29.70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77701 | Jefferson County | $870/mo | $25.66/hr |
| 77702 | Jefferson County | $980/mo | $29.08/hr |
| 77703 | Jefferson County | $860/mo | $25.34/hr |
| 77704 | Jefferson County | $1,000/mo | $29.70/hr |
| 77705 | Jefferson County | $830/mo | $24.41/hr |
| 77706 | Jefferson County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
| 77707 | Jefferson County | $1,130/mo | $33.75/hr |
| 77708 | Jefferson County | $990/mo | $29.39/hr |
| 77713 | Jefferson County | $1,240/mo | $37.53/hr |
| 77720 | Jefferson County | $1,000/mo | $29.70/hr |
| 77725 | Jefferson County | $1,000/mo | $29.70/hr |
| 77726 | Jefferson County | $1,000/mo | $29.70/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Beaumont needs to pay at least $29.39 an hour before taxes, about $61,130 a year. That is the figure for Jefferson County, where the typical studio rent is $990 a month.
Yes. Across the 12 ZIP codes in Beaumont with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $830 to $1,240 a month. At the middle rent of $1,000, the pay needed would be $29.70 an hour.
The minimum wage in Jefferson County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 4.1 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