Firefighter · Charlottesville, VA
Firefighter in Charlottesville: -$222/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Charlottesville at $46,860 a year. About 260 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $26,520 and the 90th is $60,520. Pay ranks 231st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,517/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$222 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Williamsport, about 248 miles away, at $1,853 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$222
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,860
$26,520 to $60,520
Rent (1 bd)
$1,517
$1,806 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
231st 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 $46,860.
- Taxes$760
- Rent$1,517
- Other living costs$1,850
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,860
- Federal income tax
- −$3,585
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,585
- State income tax (VA)
- −$1,948
- Take-home pay
- $37,742
- Effective tax rate
- 19.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,517
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $445
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,367
Left over each month
$3,905 gross, minus $760 in tax and $3,367 in living costs.
-$222
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Williamsport, $1,853/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Charlottesville?
$46,860 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Charlottesville?
-$222 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,517, and pay covers 2.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Williamsport, about 248 miles away, leaves $1,853 a month, more than Charlottesville.