Firefighter · Buffalo, NY
Firefighter in Buffalo: $1,740/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Buffalo at $74,470 a year. About 820 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.69). The 10th percentile is $48,120 and the 90th is $80,920. Pay ranks 58th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,169/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,740 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 120 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,740
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,470
$48,120 to $80,920
Rent (1 bd)
$1,169
$1,392 (2 bd)
Employment
820
Location quotient 0.69
Pay rank
58th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $74,470.
- Taxes$1,432
- Rent$1,169
- Other living costs$1,865
- Left over$1,740
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,470
- Federal income tax
- −$7,997
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,697
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,491
- Take-home pay
- $57,285
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,169
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $517
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $3,034
Left over each month
$6,206 gross, minus $1,432 in tax and $3,034 in living costs.
$1,740
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Buffalo?
$74,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 820 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Buffalo?
$1,740 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,169, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 120 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Buffalo.