Firefighter · Augusta, GA
Firefighter in Augusta: $96/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Augusta at $47,540 a year. About 510 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $33,210 and the 90th is $77,950. Pay ranks 222nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,134/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $96 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Jacksonville, about 223 miles away, at $921 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$96
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,540
$33,210 to $77,950
Rent (1 bd)
$1,134
$1,350 (2 bd)
Employment
510
Location quotient 0.99
Pay rank
222nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $47,540.
- Taxes$762
- Rent$1,134
- Other living costs$1,969
- Left over$96
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,540
- Federal income tax
- −$3,666
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,637
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,845
- Take-home pay
- $38,392
- Effective tax rate
- 19.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,134
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $575
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,103
Left over each month
$3,962 gross, minus $762 in tax and $3,103 in living costs.
$96
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Jacksonville, $921/mo.
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Other jobs in Augusta
- 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 Augusta?
$47,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 510 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Augusta?
$96 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,134, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Jacksonville, about 223 miles away, leaves $921 a month, more than Augusta.