Firefighter · Corpus Christi, TX
Firefighter in Corpus Christi: $475/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Corpus Christi at $48,700 a year. About 670 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.56). The 10th percentile is $43,180 and the 90th is $65,250. Pay ranks 206th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,072/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $475 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 245 miles away, at $1,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$475
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,700
$43,180 to $65,250
Rent (1 bd)
$1,072
$1,276 (2 bd)
Employment
670
Location quotient 1.56
Pay rank
206th 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 $48,700.
- Taxes$628
- Rent$1,072
- Other living costs$1,884
- Left over$475
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,700
- Federal income tax
- −$3,806
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,726
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $41,169
- Effective tax rate
- 15.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,072
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $569
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,956
Left over each month
$4,058 gross, minus $628 in tax and $2,956 in living costs.
$475
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,648/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 Corpus Christi?
$48,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 670 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Corpus Christi?
$475 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,072, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Beaumont, about 245 miles away, leaves $1,648 a month, more than Corpus Christi.