Most of Galveston is in Galveston County, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $36.28 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.
Across the 6 ZIP codes in Galveston with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,100 to $1,260 a month. At the middle rent, $1,220, a full-time job would need to pay $36.82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77550 | Galveston County | $1,100/mo | $32.81/hr |
| 77551 | Galveston County | $1,260/mo | $38.24/hr |
| 77552 | Galveston County | $1,220/mo | $36.82/hr |
| 77553 | Galveston County | $1,220/mo | $36.82/hr |
| 77554 | Galveston County | $1,260/mo | $38.24/hr |
| 77555 | Galveston County | $1,100/mo | $32.81/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Galveston needs to pay at least $36.28 an hour before taxes, about $75,471 a year. That is the figure for Galveston County, where the typical studio rent is $1,205 a month.
Yes. Across the 6 ZIP codes in Galveston with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $1,100 to $1,260 a month. At the middle rent of $1,220, the pay needed would be $36.82 an hour.
The minimum wage in Galveston County is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 5.0 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