Firefighter · Clarksville, TN
Firefighter in Clarksville: $949/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Clarksville at $54,950 a year. About 300 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.31). The 10th percentile is $43,170 and the 90th is $64,540. Pay ranks 166th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $949 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Evansville, about 94 miles away, at $1,523 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$949
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,950
$43,170 to $64,540
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 1.31
Pay rank
166th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $54,950.
- Taxes$730
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$949
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,950
- Federal income tax
- −$4,556
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,204
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $46,191
- Effective tax rate
- 15.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $371
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $418
- Utilities and internet
- $232
- Everything else
- $325
- Total spending
- $2,900
Left over each month
$4,579 gross, minus $730 in tax and $2,900 in living costs.
$949
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Evansville, $1,523/mo.
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Other jobs in Clarksville
- 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 Clarksville?
$54,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Clarksville?
$949 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Evansville, about 94 miles away, leaves $1,523 a month, more than Clarksville.