Pay and cost of living in Martin County, FL
Across the 3 occupations we cover in Martin County, FL, the middle median salary is $34,020 a year. Pay runs from $29,130 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $82,090 for Registered Nurses, a spread of $52,960. Wages come from the Port St. Lucie, FL survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Martin County, FL has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,718 a month and a two-bedroom $2,069. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $27,978 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $40,433 a year, and 2 of the 3 occupations listed here (67%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Martin County, FL
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Martin County, FL, set beside the Florida and national medians.
Median household income in Martin County, FL is $82,943, 11% above the Florida median of $74,568 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($20,616) equals 24.9% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $34,020, is 59% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Martin County, FL pay a median of $3,322 a year in real estate taxes, 22% above the Florida median of $2,730. With a median home value of $432,200, 20% above the Florida median of $359,000, the ratio of the two medians is 0.77% a year.
Renters in Martin County, FL pay a median gross rent of $1,569 a month in the Census survey, 6% below the Florida median of $1,669. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,718; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Martin County, FL who travel to a workplace spend an average of 28.4 minutes each way, 1% above the Florida average of 28.0. 15.7% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.