Firefighter · Baton Rouge, LA
Firefighter in Baton Rouge: -$585/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Baton Rouge at $33,260 a year. About 1,060 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.16). The 10th percentile is $23,800 and the 90th is $49,580. Pay ranks 336th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,065/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$585 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 186 miles away, at $1,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$585
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$33,260
$23,800 to $49,580
Rent (1 bd)
$1,065
$1,268 (2 bd)
Employment
1,060
Location quotient 1.16
Pay rank
336th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $33,260.
- Taxes$427
- Rent$1,065
- Other living costs$1,865
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $33,260
- Federal income tax
- −$1,953
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,544
- State income tax (LA)
- −$623
- Take-home pay
- $28,140
- Effective tax rate
- 15.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,065
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,930
Left over each month
$2,772 gross, minus $427 in tax and $2,930 in living costs.
-$585
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,648/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Electrician
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- Lawyer
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Baton Rouge?
$33,260 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,060 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Baton Rouge?
-$585 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,065, and pay covers 2.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Beaumont, about 186 miles away, leaves $1,648 a month, more than Baton Rouge.