Firefighter · Goldsboro, NC
Firefighter in Goldsboro: -$517/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Goldsboro at $35,500 a year. About 100 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $29,000 and the 90th is $60,130. Pay ranks 325th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$517 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salisbury, about 232 miles away, at $1,135 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$517
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$35,500
$29,000 to $60,130
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 1.14
Pay rank
325th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $35,500.
- Taxes$492
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,999
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $35,500
- Federal income tax
- −$2,222
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,716
- State income tax (NC)
- −$967
- Take-home pay
- $29,596
- Effective tax rate
- 16.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,983
Left over each month
$2,958 gross, minus $492 in tax and $2,983 in living costs.
-$517
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salisbury, $1,135/mo.
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Other jobs in Goldsboro
- 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 Goldsboro?
$35,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Goldsboro?
-$517 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Salisbury, about 232 miles away, leaves $1,135 a month, more than Goldsboro.