Firefighter · Fayetteville, AR
Firefighter in Fayetteville: -$347/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Fayetteville at $38,570 a year. About 660 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $31,660 and the 90th is $63,840. Pay ranks 296th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,145/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$347 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Sherman, about 226 miles away, at $1,431 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$347
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$38,570
$31,660 to $63,840
Rent (1 bd)
$1,145
$1,363 (2 bd)
Employment
660
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
296th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $38,570.
- Taxes$569
- Rent$1,145
- Other living costs$1,847
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $38,570
- Federal income tax
- −$2,590
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,951
- State income tax (AR)
- −$1,291
- Take-home pay
- $31,738
- Effective tax rate
- 17.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,145
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $542
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,992
Left over each month
$3,214 gross, minus $569 in tax and $2,992 in living costs.
-$347
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sherman, $1,431/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
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- 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 Fayetteville?
$38,570 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 Fayetteville?
-$347 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,145, and pay covers 2.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Sherman, about 226 miles away, leaves $1,431 a month, more than Fayetteville.