Most of Corpus Christi is in Nueces County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $30.32 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 29 ZIP codes in Corpus Christi with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,550 a month. At the middle rent, $1,070, a full-time job would need to pay $31.88 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78401 | Nueces County | $930/mo | $27.52/hr |
| 78402 | Nueces County | $1,080/mo | $32.19/hr |
| 78403 | Nueces County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
| 78404 | Nueces County | $1,020/mo | $30.32/hr |
| 78405 | Nueces County | $930/mo | $27.52/hr |
| 78406 | Nueces County | $1,420/mo | $43.92/hr |
| 78407 | Nueces County | $930/mo | $27.52/hr |
| 78408 | Nueces County | $930/mo | $27.52/hr |
| 78409 | Nueces County | $930/mo | $27.52/hr |
| 78410 | Nueces County | $1,020/mo | $30.32/hr |
| 78411 | Nueces County | $1,010/mo | $30.01/hr |
| 78412 | Nueces County | $1,240/mo | $37.53/hr |
| 78413 | Nueces County | $1,120/mo | $33.43/hr |
| 78414 | Nueces County | $1,310/mo | $40.02/hr |
| 78415 | Nueces County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
| 78416 | Nueces County | $930/mo | $27.52/hr |
| 78417 | Nueces County | $1,020/mo | $30.32/hr |
| 78418 | Nueces County | $1,100/mo | $32.81/hr |
| 78419 | Nueces County | $1,550/mo | $48.54/hr |
| 78426 | Nueces County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
| 78427 | Nueces County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
| 78460 | Nueces County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
| 78463 | Nueces County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
| 78465 | Nueces County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
| 78466 | Nueces County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
| 78467 | Nueces County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
| 78468 | Nueces County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
| 78469 | Nueces County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
| 78480 | Nueces County | $1,070/mo | $31.88/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Corpus Christi needs to pay at least $30.32 an hour before taxes, about $63,072 a year. That is the figure for Nueces County, where the typical studio rent is $1,020 a month.
Yes. Across the 29 ZIP codes in Corpus Christi with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,550 a month. At the middle rent of $1,070, the pay needed would be $31.88 an hour.
The minimum wage in Nueces County is $7.25 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