Firefighter · Chattanooga, TN
Firefighter in Chattanooga: $229/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Chattanooga at $46,060 a year. About 560 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.94). The 10th percentile is $32,810 and the 90th is $61,090. Pay ranks 245th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,137/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $229 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Evansville, about 241 miles away, at $1,523 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$229
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,060
$32,810 to $61,090
Rent (1 bd)
$1,137
$1,354 (2 bd)
Employment
560
Location quotient 0.94
Pay rank
245th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,060.
- Taxes$584
- Rent$1,137
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$229
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,060
- Federal income tax
- −$3,489
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,524
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $39,048
- Effective tax rate
- 15.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,137
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,025
Left over each month
$3,838 gross, minus $584 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.
$229
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Evansville, $1,523/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Chattanooga?
$46,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 560 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Chattanooga?
$229 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,137, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Evansville, about 241 miles away, leaves $1,523 a month, more than Chattanooga.