Firefighter · Columbus, GA
Firefighter in Columbus: $255/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Columbus at $48,770 a year. About 530 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.04). The 10th percentile is $46,510 and the 90th is $60,460. Pay ranks 205th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,063/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $255 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tallahassee, about 147 miles away, at $1,013 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$255
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,770
$46,510 to $60,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,063
$1,265 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 2.04
Pay rank
205th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $48,770.
- Taxes$788
- Rent$1,063
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$255
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,770
- Federal income tax
- −$3,814
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,731
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,908
- Take-home pay
- $39,317
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,063
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,021
Left over each month
$4,064 gross, minus $788 in tax and $3,021 in living costs.
$255
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tallahassee, $1,013/mo.
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Other jobs in Columbus
- 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 Columbus?
$48,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Columbus?
$255 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,063, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Tallahassee, about 147 miles away, leaves $1,013 a month, more than Columbus.