Firefighter · Burlington, NC
Firefighter in Burlington: -$451/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Burlington at $36,520 a year. About 240 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.57). The 10th percentile is $20,560 and the 90th is $55,600. Pay ranks 313th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,002/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$451 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salisbury, about 249 miles away, at $1,135 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$451
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$36,520
$20,560 to $55,600
Rent (1 bd)
$1,002
$1,193 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 1.57
Pay rank
313th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $36,520.
- Taxes$512
- Rent$1,002
- Other living costs$1,980
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $36,520
- Federal income tax
- −$2,344
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,794
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,010
- Take-home pay
- $30,372
- Effective tax rate
- 16.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,002
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $586
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,982
Left over each month
$3,043 gross, minus $512 in tax and $2,982 in living costs.
-$451
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salisbury, $1,135/mo.
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Other jobs in Burlington
- 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 Burlington?
$36,520 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Burlington?
-$451 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,002, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Salisbury, about 249 miles away, leaves $1,135 a month, more than Burlington.