Firefighter · Asheville, NC
Firefighter in Asheville: -$629/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Asheville at $37,450 a year. About 890 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.21). The 10th percentile is $29,570 and the 90th is $48,300. Pay ranks 303rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$629 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cleveland, about 122 miles away, at $494 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$629
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$37,450
$29,570 to $48,300
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
890
Location quotient 2.21
Pay rank
303rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $37,450.
- Taxes$531
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,923
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $37,450
- Federal income tax
- −$2,456
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,865
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,050
- Take-home pay
- $31,080
- Effective tax rate
- 17.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $528
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,219
Left over each month
$3,121 gross, minus $531 in tax and $3,219 in living costs.
-$629
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cleveland, $494/mo.
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- 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 Asheville?
$37,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 890 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Asheville?
-$629 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 2.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Cleveland, about 122 miles away, leaves $494 a month, more than Asheville.