Firefighter · Alexandria, LA
Firefighter in Alexandria: $4/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Alexandria at $38,010 a year. About 290 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.14). The 10th percentile is $22,100 and the 90th is $81,340. Pay ranks 300th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($803/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 131 miles away, at $1,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$38,010
$22,100 to $81,340
Rent (1 bd)
$803
$956 (2 bd)
Employment
290
Location quotient 2.14
Pay rank
300th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $38,010.
- Taxes$516
- Rent$803
- Other living costs$1,844
- Left over$4
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $38,010
- Federal income tax
- −$2,523
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,908
- State income tax (LA)
- −$765
- Take-home pay
- $31,814
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $803
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,647
Left over each month
$3,168 gross, minus $516 in tax and $2,647 in living costs.
$4
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,648/mo.
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Other jobs in Alexandria
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a firefighter make in Alexandria?
$38,010 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 290 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Alexandria?
$4 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $803, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Beaumont, about 131 miles away, leaves $1,648 a month, more than Alexandria.