Firefighter · Charlotte, NC
Firefighter take-home pay in Charlotte: $509 left over a month
A local firefighter wage of about $56,500 in Charlotte, NC, after North Carolina tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,329. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$509
Local pay (annual)
$56,500
$3,798 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,329
$1,582 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a firefighter.
- Taxes$910
- Rent$1,329
- Other living costs$1,960
- Left over$509
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,500
- Federal income tax
- −$4,742
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,322
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,859
- Take-home pay
- $45,577
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,329
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $568
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,289
Left over each month
$4,708 gross, minus $910 in tax and $3,289 in living costs.
$509
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Questions
What is firefighter take-home pay in Charlotte?
On a local firefighter wage of about $56,500, leftover after North Carolina tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,329 is about $509 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Charlotte tax a firefighter paycheck?
Charlotte is in North Carolina, which taxes wage income.
How does Charlotte compare for a firefighter?
Open the Charlotte paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same firefighter household.