Firefighter · Amherst Town, MA
Firefighter in Amherst Town: $551/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Amherst Town at $59,270 a year. About 300 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.07). The 10th percentile is $38,340 and the 90th is $70,840. Pay ranks 138th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,453/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $551 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 210 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$551
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,270
$38,340 to $70,840
Rent (1 bd)
$1,453
$1,730 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 2.07
Pay rank
138th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $59,270.
- Taxes$1,029
- Rent$1,453
- Other living costs$1,906
- Left over$551
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,270
- Federal income tax
- −$5,074
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,534
- State income tax (MA)
- −$2,744
- Take-home pay
- $46,918
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,453
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $455
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,359
Left over each month
$4,939 gross, minus $1,029 in tax and $3,359 in living costs.
$551
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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Other jobs in Amherst Town
- 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 Amherst Town?
$59,270 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 Amherst Town?
$551 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,453, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 210 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Amherst Town.