Firefighter · Amarillo, TX
Firefighter in Amarillo: $675/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Amarillo at $48,420 a year. About 240 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $37,860 and the 90th is $56,410. Pay ranks 209th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($854/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $675 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lubbock, about 123 miles away, at $2,536 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$675
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,420
$37,860 to $56,410
Rent (1 bd)
$854
$1,017 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
209th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $48,420.
- Taxes$623
- Rent$854
- Other living costs$1,883
- Left over$675
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,420
- Federal income tax
- −$3,772
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,704
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $40,944
- Effective tax rate
- 15.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $854
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,737
Left over each month
$4,035 gross, minus $623 in tax and $2,737 in living costs.
$675
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lubbock, $2,536/mo.
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Other jobs in Amarillo
- 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 Amarillo?
$48,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Amarillo?
$675 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $854, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Lubbock, about 123 miles away, leaves $2,536 a month, more than Amarillo.