Firefighter · Beaumont, TX
Firefighter in Beaumont: $1,648/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Beaumont at $64,540 a year. About 380 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.05). The 10th percentile is $37,640 and the 90th is $74,740. Pay ranks 91st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($949/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,648 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Waco is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,393 left over a month), and Beaumont still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,648
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,540
$37,640 to $74,740
Rent (1 bd)
$949
$1,130 (2 bd)
Employment
380
Location quotient 1.05
Pay rank
91st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $64,540.
- Taxes$896
- Rent$949
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$1,648
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,540
- Federal income tax
- −$5,813
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,937
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $53,790
- Effective tax rate
- 16.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $949
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,834
Left over each month
$5,378 gross, minus $896 in tax and $2,834 in living costs.
$1,648
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Waco, $1,393/mo.
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Other jobs in Beaumont
- 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 Beaumont?
$64,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 380 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Beaumont?
$1,648 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $949, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Beaumont leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Waco at $1,393 a month.