Firefighter · Bangor, ME
Firefighter in Bangor: -$63/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Bangor at $48,020 a year. About 310 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.91). The 10th percentile is $34,430 and the 90th is $59,950. Pay ranks 214th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,215/mo). Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$63 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Manchester, about 230 miles away, at $241 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$63
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,020
$34,430 to $59,950
Rent (1 bd)
$1,215
$1,447 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 1.91
Pay rank
214th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $48,020.
- Taxes$783
- Rent$1,215
- Other living costs$2,066
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,020
- Federal income tax
- −$3,724
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,674
- State income tax (ME)
- −$2,001
- Take-home pay
- $38,621
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,215
- Groceries
- $410
- Getting around
- $578
- Healthcare
- $462
- Utilities and internet
- $257
- Everything else
- $359
- Total spending
- $3,281
Left over each month
$4,002 gross, minus $783 in tax and $3,281 in living costs.
-$63
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Manchester, $241/mo.
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Other jobs in Bangor
- 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 Bangor?
$48,020 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Bangor?
-$63 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Maine taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,215, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Manchester, about 230 miles away, leaves $241 a month, more than Bangor.