Firefighter · Dover, DE
Firefighter in Dover: -$193/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Dover median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Delaware median, $46,710 a year. Delaware has about 560 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $41,960 and the 90th is $72,160. On the pay used here, Dover ranks 270th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,336/mo). Delaware taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$193 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 221 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$193
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,710
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,336
$1,591 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
270th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
2.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,710.
- Taxes$767
- Rent$1,336
- Other living costs$1,982
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,710
- Federal income tax
- −$3,567
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,573
- State income tax (DE)
- −$2,070
- Take-home pay
- $37,500
- Effective tax rate
- 19.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,336
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,318
Left over each month
$3,893 gross, minus $767 in tax and $3,318 in living costs.
-$193
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Dover?
$46,710 a year. That figure is the Delaware median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Dover?
-$193 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Delaware taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,336, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 221 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Dover.