Firefighter · Fayetteville, NC
Firefighter in Fayetteville: -$461/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Fayetteville at $36,820 a year. About 850 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.90). The 10th percentile is $27,090 and the 90th is $59,980. Pay ranks 310th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,044/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$461 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Richmond, about 185 miles away, at $704 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$461
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$36,820
$27,090 to $59,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,044
$1,243 (2 bd)
Employment
850
Location quotient 2.90
Pay rank
310th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $36,820.
- Taxes$518
- Rent$1,044
- Other living costs$1,967
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $36,820
- Federal income tax
- −$2,380
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,817
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,023
- Take-home pay
- $30,600
- Effective tax rate
- 16.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,044
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $573
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,011
Left over each month
$3,068 gross, minus $518 in tax and $3,011 in living costs.
-$461
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Richmond, $704/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Fayetteville?
$36,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 850 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Fayetteville?
-$461 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,044, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Richmond, about 185 miles away, leaves $704 a month, more than Fayetteville.