Firefighter · Allentown, PA
Firefighter in Allentown: $1,287/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Allentown at $73,020 a year. About 300 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.36). The 10th percentile is $45,020 and the 90th is $80,770. Pay ranks 62nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,431/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,287 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 117 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,287
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$73,020
$45,020 to $80,770
Rent (1 bd)
$1,431
$1,704 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 0.36
Pay rank
62nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $73,020.
- Taxes$1,353
- Rent$1,431
- Other living costs$2,014
- Left over$1,287
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $73,020
- Federal income tax
- −$7,678
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,586
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,242
- City / county wage tax
- −$730
- Take-home pay
- $56,784
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,431
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,445
Left over each month
$6,085 gross, minus $1,353 in tax and $3,445 in living costs.
$1,287
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Allentown?
$73,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Allentown?
$1,287 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,431, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 117 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Allentown.