Firefighter · Binghamton, NY
Firefighter in Binghamton: $2,091/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Binghamton at $81,810 a year. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $47,990 and the 90th is $82,320. Pay ranks 22nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,082/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,091 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 37 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,091
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,810
$47,990 to $82,320
Rent (1 bd)
$1,082
$1,288 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.57
Pay rank
22nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $81,810.
- Taxes$1,647
- Rent$1,082
- Other living costs$1,997
- Left over$2,091
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,810
- Federal income tax
- −$9,612
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,258
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,895
- Take-home pay
- $62,045
- Effective tax rate
- 24.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,082
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,079
Left over each month
$6,818 gross, minus $1,647 in tax and $3,079 in living costs.
$2,091
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Binghamton?
$81,810 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Binghamton?
$2,091 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,082, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 37 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Binghamton.