Firefighter · Albany, GA
Firefighter in Albany: $413/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Albany at $46,540 a year. About 210 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.62). The 10th percentile is $30,190 and the 90th is $55,770. Pay ranks 239th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($730/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $413 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wildwood, about 236 miles away, at $1,035 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$413
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,540
$30,190 to $55,770
Rent (1 bd)
$730
$869 (2 bd)
Employment
210
Location quotient 1.62
Pay rank
239th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,540.
- Taxes$742
- Rent$730
- Other living costs$1,994
- Left over$413
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,540
- Federal income tax
- −$3,546
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,560
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,793
- Take-home pay
- $37,641
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $730
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $596
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,724
Left over each month
$3,878 gross, minus $742 in tax and $2,724 in living costs.
$413
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wildwood, $1,035/mo.
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- Physical therapist
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Albany?
$46,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 210 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Albany?
$413 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $730, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Wildwood, about 236 miles away, leaves $1,035 a month, more than Albany.