Firefighter · College Station, TX

Firefighter in College Station: $1,350/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a College Station median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Texas median, $60,180 a year. Texas has about 28,170 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $40,020 and the 90th is $77,170. On the pay used here, College Station ranks 142nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,016/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,350 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Abilene, about 223 miles away, at $2,006 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,350

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$60,180

State median

Rent (1 bd)

$1,016

$1,209 (2 bd)

Employment

Not published

Pay rank

142nd of 387

Includes estimated pay

Pay vs rent

4.9×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $60,180.

Taxes$816
Rent$1,016
Other living costs$1,833
Left over$1,350

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $60,180
Federal income tax: −$5,183
Social Security and Medicare: −$4,604
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $50,393
Effective tax rate: 16.3%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,016
Groceries: $363
Getting around: $518
Healthcare: $408
Utilities and internet: $227
Everything else: $317
Total spending: $2,849

Left over each month

$5,015 gross, minus $816 in tax and $2,849 in living costs.

$1,350

Rank every metro for a firefighter

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Abilene, $2,006/mo.

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Questions

What does a firefighter make in College Station?

$60,180 a year. That figure is the Texas median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.

What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in College Station?

$1,350 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,016, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.

Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?

Abilene, about 223 miles away, leaves $2,006 a month, more than College Station.