Firefighter · Barnstable Town, MA
Firefighter in Barnstable Town: $869/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Barnstable Town at $74,870 a year. About 490 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.32). The 10th percentile is $49,310 and the 90th is $95,930. Pay ranks 56th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,938/mo). Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $869 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 213 miles away, at $3,000 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$869
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,870
$49,310 to $95,930
Rent (1 bd)
$1,938
$2,307 (2 bd)
Employment
490
Location quotient 2.32
Pay rank
56th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $74,870.
- Taxes$1,445
- Rent$1,938
- Other living costs$1,987
- Left over$869
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,870
- Federal income tax
- −$8,085
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,728
- State income tax (MA)
- −$3,524
- Take-home pay
- $57,534
- Effective tax rate
- 23.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,938
- Groceries
- $400
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $450
- Utilities and internet
- $250
- Everything else
- $350
- Total spending
- $3,925
Left over each month
$6,239 gross, minus $1,445 in tax and $3,925 in living costs.
$869
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $3,000/mo.
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Other jobs in Barnstable Town
- 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 Barnstable Town?
$74,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 490 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Barnstable Town?
$869 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Massachusetts charges a 5.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,938, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Glens Falls, about 213 miles away, leaves $3,000 a month, more than Barnstable Town.