Firefighter · Chambersburg, PA
Firefighter in Chambersburg: $981/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Chambersburg at $59,050 a year. About 70 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $29,360 and the 90th is $84,510. Pay ranks 142nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $981 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 162 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$981
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,050
$29,360 to $84,510
Rent (1 bd)
$897
$1,068 (2 bd)
Employment
70
Location quotient 0.55
Pay rank
142nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $59,050.
- Taxes$997
- Rent$897
- Other living costs$2,045
- Left over$981
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,050
- Federal income tax
- −$5,048
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,517
- State income tax (PA)
- −$1,813
- City / county wage tax
- −$591
- Take-home pay
- $47,082
- Effective tax rate
- 20.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $897
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,942
Left over each month
$4,921 gross, minus $997 in tax and $2,942 in living costs.
$981
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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Other jobs in Chambersburg
- 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 Chambersburg?
$59,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 70 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Chambersburg?
$981 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 162 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Chambersburg.