Firefighter · Blacksburg, VA
Firefighter in Blacksburg: -$423/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Blacksburg at $38,380 a year. About 60 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.35). The 10th percentile is $25,810 and the 90th is $59,130. Pay ranks 297th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,103/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$423 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Pittsburgh, about 234 miles away, at $1,574 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$423
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$38,380
$25,810 to $59,130
Rent (1 bd)
$1,103
$1,313 (2 bd)
Employment
60
Location quotient 0.35
Pay rank
297th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $38,380.
- Taxes$580
- Rent$1,103
- Other living costs$1,938
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $38,380
- Federal income tax
- −$2,567
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,936
- State income tax (VA)
- −$1,461
- Take-home pay
- $31,416
- Effective tax rate
- 18.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,103
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $533
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,041
Left over each month
$3,198 gross, minus $580 in tax and $3,041 in living costs.
-$423
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Pittsburgh, $1,574/mo.
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Other jobs in Blacksburg
- 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 Blacksburg?
$38,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 60 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Blacksburg?
-$423 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,103, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Pittsburgh, about 234 miles away, leaves $1,574 a month, more than Blacksburg.