Firefighter · Athens, GA
Firefighter in Athens: -$84/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Athens median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Georgia median, $46,550 a year. Georgia has about 12,700 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $33,000 and the 90th is $61,510. On the pay used here, Athens ranks 273rd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,297/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$84 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cleveland, about 116 miles away, at $494 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$84
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,550
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,297
$1,544 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
273rd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,550.
- Taxes$742
- Rent$1,297
- Other living costs$1,924
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,550
- Federal income tax
- −$3,548
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,561
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,793
- Take-home pay
- $37,648
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,297
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $527
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$3,879 gross, minus $742 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
-$84
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cleveland, $494/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Athens?
$46,550 a year. That figure is the Georgia median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Athens?
-$84 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,297, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Cleveland, about 116 miles away, leaves $494 a month, more than Athens.