Firefighter · Elmira, NY
Firefighter in Elmira: $3,273/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Elmira median for this job. The paycheck used here is the New York median, $100,960 a year. New York has about 12,950 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $56,390 and the 90th is $106,440. On the pay used here, Elmira ranks 6th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 9.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($898/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $3,273 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Glens Falls is the strongest other metro for this job ($3,000 left over a month), and Elmira still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$3,273
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$100,960
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$898
$1,069 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
6th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
9.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $100,960.
- Taxes$2,213
- Rent$898
- Other living costs$2,029
- Left over$3,273
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $100,960
- Federal income tax
- −$13,825
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,723
- State income tax (NY)
- −$5,009
- Take-home pay
- $74,402
- Effective tax rate
- 26.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $898
- Groceries
- $397
- Getting around
- $590
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $2,927
Left over each month
$8,413 gross, minus $2,213 in tax and $2,927 in living costs.
$3,273
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $3,000/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Elmira?
$100,960 a year. That figure is the New York median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Elmira?
$3,273 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $898, and pay covers 9.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Glens Falls at $3,000 a month.