Firefighter · Anniston, AL
Firefighter in Anniston: $12/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Anniston at $39,940 a year. About 200 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.01). The 10th percentile is $29,380 and the 90th is $67,890. Pay ranks 288th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($692/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $12 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 244 miles away, at $1,469 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$12
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$39,940
$29,380 to $67,890
Rent (1 bd)
$692
$824 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 2.01
Pay rank
288th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $39,940.
- Taxes$668
- Rent$692
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$12
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $39,940
- Federal income tax
- −$2,754
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,055
- State income tax (AL)
- −$1,807
- City / county wage tax
- −$399
- Take-home pay
- $31,924
- Effective tax rate
- 20.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $692
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,648
Left over each month
$3,328 gross, minus $668 in tax and $2,648 in living costs.
$12
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $1,469/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 Anniston?
$39,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Anniston?
$12 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $692, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Memphis, about 244 miles away, leaves $1,469 a month, more than Anniston.