Firefighter · Gadsden, AL
Firefighter in Gadsden: -$42/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Gadsden at $36,700 a year. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.50). The 10th percentile is $28,890 and the 90th is $39,800. Pay ranks 311th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($546/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 -$42 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 226 miles away, at $1,469 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$42
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$36,700
$28,890 to $39,800
Rent (1 bd)
$546
$650 (2 bd)
Employment
180
Location quotient 2.50
Pay rank
311th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $36,700.
- Taxes$599
- Rent$546
- Other living costs$1,956
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $36,700
- Federal income tax
- −$2,366
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,808
- State income tax (AL)
- −$1,645
- City / county wage tax
- −$367
- Take-home pay
- $29,515
- Effective tax rate
- 19.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $546
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $591
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,502
Left over each month
$3,058 gross, minus $599 in tax and $2,502 in living costs.
-$42
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $1,469/mo.
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Other jobs in Gadsden
- 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 Gadsden?
$36,700 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 180 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Gadsden?
-$42 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 $546, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Memphis, about 226 miles away, leaves $1,469 a month, more than Gadsden.