Firefighter · Crestview, FL
Firefighter in Crestview: $507/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Crestview at $56,620 a year. About 440 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.58). The 10th percentile is $36,700 and the 90th is $83,050. Pay ranks 159th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,490/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $507 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tallahassee, about 126 miles away, at $1,013 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$507
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$56,620
$36,700 to $83,050
Rent (1 bd)
$1,490
$1,774 (2 bd)
Employment
440
Location quotient 1.58
Pay rank
159th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $56,620.
- Taxes$757
- Rent$1,490
- Other living costs$1,964
- Left over$507
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $56,620
- Federal income tax
- −$4,756
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,331
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $47,533
- Effective tax rate
- 16.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,490
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,454
Left over each month
$4,718 gross, minus $757 in tax and $3,454 in living costs.
$507
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 Crestview
- 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 Crestview?
$56,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 440 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Crestview?
$507 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,490, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Tallahassee, about 126 miles away, leaves $1,013 a month, more than Crestview.