Firefighter · Brownsville, TX
Firefighter in Brownsville: $420/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Brownsville at $46,220 a year. About 310 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $35,040 and the 90th is $47,800. Pay ranks 241st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($979/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $420 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Antonio, about 240 miles away, at $1,434 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$420
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,220
$35,040 to $47,800
Rent (1 bd)
$979
$1,166 (2 bd)
Employment
310
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
241st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,220.
- Taxes$587
- Rent$979
- Other living costs$1,866
- Left over$420
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,220
- Federal income tax
- −$3,508
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,536
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $39,176
- Effective tax rate
- 15.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $979
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,845
Left over each month
$3,852 gross, minus $587 in tax and $2,845 in living costs.
$420
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Antonio, $1,434/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Brownsville?
$46,220 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 310 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Brownsville?
$420 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $979, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
San Antonio, about 240 miles away, leaves $1,434 a month, more than Brownsville.