Firefighter · Florence, SC
Firefighter in Florence: -$882/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Florence at $32,570 a year. About 340 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.73). The 10th percentile is $23,200 and the 90th is $45,470. Pay ranks 337th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,205/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$882 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 168 miles away, at $453 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$882
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$32,570
$23,200 to $45,470
Rent (1 bd)
$1,205
$1,435 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 1.73
Pay rank
337th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $32,570.
- Taxes$400
- Rent$1,205
- Other living costs$1,991
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $32,570
- Federal income tax
- −$1,870
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,492
- State income tax (SC)
- −$437
- Take-home pay
- $27,772
- Effective tax rate
- 14.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,205
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $599
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,196
Left over each month
$2,714 gross, minus $400 in tax and $3,196 in living costs.
-$882
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $453/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?
$32,570 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Florence?
-$882 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,205, and pay covers 2.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 168 miles away, leaves $453 a month, more than Florence.