Firefighter · Gainesville, FL
Firefighter in Gainesville: $255/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Gainesville at $49,380 a year. About 550 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.63). The 10th percentile is $39,460 and the 90th is $74,410. Pay ranks 198th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,305/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $255 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Port St. Lucie, about 205 miles away, at $1,258 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$255
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,380
$39,460 to $74,410
Rent (1 bd)
$1,305
$1,553 (2 bd)
Employment
550
Location quotient 1.63
Pay rank
198th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $49,380.
- Taxes$639
- Rent$1,305
- Other living costs$1,916
- Left over$255
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,380
- Federal income tax
- −$3,887
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,778
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $41,715
- Effective tax rate
- 15.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,305
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $514
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,221
Left over each month
$4,115 gross, minus $639 in tax and $3,221 in living costs.
$255
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Port St. Lucie, $1,258/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Gainesville?
$49,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 550 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Gainesville?
$255 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,305, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Port St. Lucie, about 205 miles away, leaves $1,258 a month, more than Gainesville.