Firefighter · Austin, TX
Firefighter in Austin: $884/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Austin at $58,830 a year. About 2,300 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $41,640 and the 90th is $75,350. Pay ranks 146th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,221/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $884 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Abilene, about 195 miles away, at $2,043 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$884
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,830
$41,640 to $75,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,221
$1,453 (2 bd)
Employment
2,300
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
146th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $58,830.
- Taxes$782
- Rent$1,221
- Other$2,016
- Left$884
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,830
- Federal income tax
- −$4,880
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,500
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,450
- Effective tax rate
- 15.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,221
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $566
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,237
After tax and rent
$884 left/mo
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Abilene, $2,043/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Austin?
$58,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,300 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Austin?
$884 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,221, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Abilene, about 195 miles away, leaves $2,043 a month, more than Austin.