Most of Port Arthur 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 4 ZIP codes in Port Arthur with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,090 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77640 | Jefferson County | $1,090/mo | $32.50/hr |
| 77641 | Jefferson County | $1,000/mo | $29.70/hr |
| 77642 | Jefferson County | $930/mo | $27.52/hr |
| 77643 | Jefferson County | $1,000/mo | $29.70/hr |
Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Port Arthur 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 4 ZIP codes in Port Arthur with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $930 to $1,090 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