Firefighter · Beckley, WV
Firefighter in Beckley: -$16/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Beckley at $41,770 a year. About 80 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.83). The 10th percentile is $32,040 and the 90th is $56,130. Pay ranks 280th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($853/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$16 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Altoona, about 236 miles away, at $1,837 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$16
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$41,770
$32,040 to $56,130
Rent (1 bd)
$853
$1,015 (2 bd)
Employment
80
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
280th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $41,770.
- Taxes$618
- Rent$853
- Other living costs$2,026
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $41,770
- Federal income tax
- −$2,974
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,195
- State income tax (WV)
- −$1,244
- Take-home pay
- $34,357
- Effective tax rate
- 17.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $853
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $611
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $2,879
Left over each month
$3,481 gross, minus $618 in tax and $2,879 in living costs.
-$16
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Altoona, $1,837/mo.
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Other jobs in Beckley
- 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 Beckley?
$41,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 80 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Beckley?
-$16 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $853, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Altoona, about 236 miles away, leaves $1,837 a month, more than Beckley.