Firefighter · Burlington, VT
Firefighter in Burlington: -$30/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Burlington at $54,990 a year. The 10th percentile is $36,480 and the 90th is $79,530. Pay ranks 165th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,795/mo). Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$30 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 91 miles away, at $3,000 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$30
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,990
$36,480 to $79,530
Rent (1 bd)
$1,795
$2,137 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
165th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $54,990.
- Taxes$872
- Rent$1,795
- Other living costs$1,946
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,990
- Federal income tax
- −$4,560
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,207
- State income tax (VT)
- −$1,692
- Take-home pay
- $44,531
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,795
- Groceries
- $403
- Getting around
- $484
- Healthcare
- $454
- Utilities and internet
- $252
- Everything else
- $353
- Total spending
- $3,741
Left over each month
$4,583 gross, minus $872 in tax and $3,741 in living costs.
-$30
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $3,000/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Burlington?
$54,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Burlington?
-$30 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Vermont taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,795, and pay covers 2.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Glens Falls, about 91 miles away, leaves $3,000 a month, more than Burlington.