Firefighter · El Paso, TX

Firefighter in El Paso: $713/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in El Paso at $50,300 a year. About 660 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $35,420 and the 90th is $61,610. Pay ranks 191st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,008/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $713 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Odessa, about 177 miles away, at $1,136 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$713

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$50,300

$35,420 to $61,610

Rent (1 bd)

$1,008

$1,200 (2 bd)

Employment

660

Location quotient 0.87

Pay rank

191st of 346

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

4.2×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $50,300.

Taxes$654
Rent$1,008
Other living costs$1,817
Left over$713

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay: $50,300
Federal income tax: −$3,998
Social Security and Medicare: −$3,848
State income tax (TX): None
Take-home pay: $42,455
Effective tax rate: 15.6%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br: $1,008
Groceries: $356
Getting around: $527
Healthcare: $401
Utilities and internet: $223
Everything else: $312
Total spending: $2,825

Left over each month

$4,192 gross, minus $654 in tax and $2,825 in living costs.

$713

Rank every metro for a firefighter

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Odessa, $1,136/mo.

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Questions

What does a firefighter make in El Paso?

$50,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 660 firefighter jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in El Paso?

$713 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,008, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.

Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?

Odessa, about 177 miles away, leaves $1,136 a month, more than El Paso.