Firefighter · Decatur, AL
Firefighter in Decatur: $162/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Decatur at $43,650 a year. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.30). The 10th percentile is $35,770 and the 90th is $54,930. Pay ranks 274th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($772/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $162 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Evansville, about 247 miles away, at $1,523 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$162
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$43,650
$35,770 to $54,930
Rent (1 bd)
$772
$919 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 1.30
Pay rank
274th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $43,650.
- Taxes$747
- Rent$772
- Other living costs$1,956
- Left over$162
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $43,650
- Federal income tax
- −$3,200
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,339
- State income tax (AL)
- −$1,993
- City / county wage tax
- −$437
- Take-home pay
- $34,682
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $772
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,728
Left over each month
$3,638 gross, minus $747 in tax and $2,728 in living costs.
$162
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Evansville, $1,523/mo.
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Other jobs in Decatur
- 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 Decatur?
$43,650 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 Decatur?
$162 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $772, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Evansville, about 247 miles away, leaves $1,523 a month, more than Decatur.