Firefighter · Dalton, GA
Firefighter in Dalton: $107/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Dalton at $48,110 a year. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.26). The 10th percentile is $35,610 and the 90th is $55,390. Pay ranks 211th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,124/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $107 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Clarksville, about 203 miles away, at $949 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$107
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,110
$35,610 to $55,390
Rent (1 bd)
$1,124
$1,338 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 1.26
Pay rank
211th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $48,110.
- Taxes$774
- Rent$1,124
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$107
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,110
- Federal income tax
- −$3,735
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,680
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,874
- Take-home pay
- $38,821
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,124
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $606
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,128
Left over each month
$4,009 gross, minus $774 in tax and $3,128 in living costs.
$107
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Clarksville, $949/mo.
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Other jobs in Dalton
- 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 Dalton?
$48,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Dalton?
$107 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,124, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Clarksville, about 203 miles away, leaves $949 a month, more than Dalton.