Firefighter · Cape Coral, FL
Firefighter in Cape Coral: $856/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Cape Coral at $60,000 a year. About 930 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.38). The 10th percentile is $46,500 and the 90th is $82,290. Pay ranks 132nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,398/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $856 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Port St. Lucie, about 106 miles away, at $1,258 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$856
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,000
$46,500 to $82,290
Rent (1 bd)
$1,398
$1,664 (2 bd)
Employment
930
Location quotient 1.38
Pay rank
132nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $60,000.
- Taxes$813
- Rent$1,398
- Other living costs$1,933
- Left over$856
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,000
- Federal income tax
- −$5,162
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,590
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,249
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,398
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $531
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,331
Left over each month
$5,000 gross, minus $813 in tax and $3,331 in living costs.
$856
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Port St. Lucie, $1,258/mo.
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Other jobs in Cape Coral
- 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 Cape Coral?
$60,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 930 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Cape Coral?
$856 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,398, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Port St. Lucie, about 106 miles away, leaves $1,258 a month, more than Cape Coral.