Firefighter · Austin, TX
Firefighter take-home pay in Austin: $912 left over a month
A local firefighter wage of about $59,500 in Austin, TX, after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,226. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$912
Local pay (annual)
$59,500
$4,154 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,226
$1,459 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a firefighter.
- Taxes$804
- Rent$1,226
- Other living costs$2,016
- Left over$912
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,500
- Federal income tax
- −$5,102
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,552
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,847
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,226
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,242
Left over each month
$4,958 gross, minus $804 in tax and $3,242 in living costs.
$912
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Questions
What is firefighter take-home pay in Austin?
On a local firefighter wage of about $59,500, leftover after Texas tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,226 is about $912 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Austin tax a firefighter paycheck?
Austin is in Texas, which has no state income tax.
How does Austin compare for a firefighter?
Open the Austin paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same firefighter household.