Firefighter · Dothan, AL
Firefighter in Dothan: -$327/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Dothan at $36,610 a year. About 270 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.00). The 10th percentile is $23,830 and the 90th is $56,020. Pay ranks 312th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($825/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 -$327 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tallahassee, about 95 miles away, at $1,013 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$327
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$36,610
$23,830 to $56,020
Rent (1 bd)
$825
$982 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 2.00
Pay rank
312th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $36,610.
- Taxes$597
- Rent$825
- Other living costs$1,956
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $36,610
- Federal income tax
- −$2,355
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,801
- State income tax (AL)
- −$1,641
- City / county wage tax
- −$366
- Take-home pay
- $29,448
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $825
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,781
Left over each month
$3,051 gross, minus $597 in tax and $2,781 in living costs.
-$327
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 Dothan
- 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 Dothan?
$36,610 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Dothan?
-$327 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 $825, and pay covers 3.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Tallahassee, about 95 miles away, leaves $1,013 a month, more than Dothan.