Firefighter · Dallas, TX
Firefighter in Dallas: $1,268/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Dallas at $64,900 a year. About 8,780 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.97). The 10th percentile is $48,460 and the 90th is $92,700. Pay ranks 88th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,268 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Abilene, about 162 miles away, at $2,043 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,268
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$64,900
$48,460 to $92,700
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
8,780
Location quotient 0.97
Pay rank
88th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $64,900.
- Taxes$881
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$1,268
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $64,900
- Federal income tax
- −$5,608
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,965
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $54,327
- Effective tax rate
- 16.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$1,268 left/mo
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Abilene, $2,043/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Dallas?
$64,900 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 8,780 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Dallas?
$1,268 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 4.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Abilene, about 162 miles away, leaves $2,043 a month, more than Dallas.