Firefighter · Atlantic City, NJ
Firefighter in Atlantic City: $1,533/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Atlantic City at $80,560 a year. About 400 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $39,060 and the 90th is $125,080. Pay ranks 27th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,654/mo). New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,533 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 224 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,533
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,560
$39,060 to $125,080
Rent (1 bd)
$1,654
$1,969 (2 bd)
Employment
400
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
27th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $80,560.
- Taxes$1,537
- Rent$1,654
- Other living costs$1,990
- Left over$1,533
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,560
- Federal income tax
- −$9,337
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,163
- State income tax (NJ)
- −$2,942
- Take-home pay
- $62,118
- Effective tax rate
- 22.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,654
- Groceries
- $398
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $448
- Utilities and internet
- $249
- Everything else
- $349
- Total spending
- $3,644
Left over each month
$6,713 gross, minus $1,537 in tax and $3,644 in living costs.
$1,533
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 Atlantic City
- 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 Atlantic City?
$80,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 400 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Atlantic City?
$1,533 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Jersey taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,654, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 224 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Atlantic City.