Firefighter · Florence, AL
Firefighter in Florence: -$210/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Florence at $37,150 a year. About 140 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $31,180 and the 90th is $57,950. Pay ranks 306th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($741/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$210 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Evansville, about 225 miles away, at $1,523 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$210
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$37,150
$31,180 to $57,950
Rent (1 bd)
$741
$882 (2 bd)
Employment
140
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
306th 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 $37,150.
- Taxes$608
- Rent$741
- Other living costs$1,956
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $37,150
- Federal income tax
- −$2,420
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,842
- State income tax (AL)
- −$1,668
- City / county wage tax
- −$372
- Take-home pay
- $29,850
- Effective tax rate
- 19.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $741
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,697
Left over each month
$3,096 gross, minus $608 in tax and $2,697 in living costs.
-$210
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Evansville, $1,523/mo.
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Other jobs in Florence
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Accountant / auditor
- 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 Florence?
$37,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 140 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Florence?
-$210 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $741, and pay covers 4.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Evansville, about 225 miles away, leaves $1,523 a month, more than Florence.