Firefighter · Albuquerque, NM
Firefighter in Albuquerque: -$96/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Albuquerque at $42,420 a year. About 950 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $36,640 and the 90th is $55,320. Pay ranks 278th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,119/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$96 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pueblo, about 237 miles away, at $1,129 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$96
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$42,420
$36,640 to $55,320
Rent (1 bd)
$1,119
$1,332 (2 bd)
Employment
950
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
278th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $42,420.
- Taxes$602
- Rent$1,119
- Other living costs$1,910
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $42,420
- Federal income tax
- −$3,052
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,245
- State income tax (NM)
- −$921
- Take-home pay
- $35,202
- Effective tax rate
- 17.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,119
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,029
Left over each month
$3,535 gross, minus $602 in tax and $3,029 in living costs.
-$96
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pueblo, $1,129/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Electrician
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- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Albuquerque?
$42,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 950 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Albuquerque?
-$96 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,119, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Pueblo, about 237 miles away, leaves $1,129 a month, more than Albuquerque.