Firefighter · Greenville, NC
Firefighter in Greenville: -$651/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Greenville at $34,430 a year. About 200 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.10). The 10th percentile is $29,360 and the 90th is $55,660. Pay ranks 331st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,101/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$651 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Salisbury, about 201 miles away, at $1,135 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$651
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$34,430
$29,360 to $55,660
Rent (1 bd)
$1,101
$1,311 (2 bd)
Employment
200
Location quotient 1.10
Pay rank
331st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $34,430.
- Taxes$471
- Rent$1,101
- Other living costs$1,948
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $34,430
- Federal income tax
- −$2,093
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,634
- State income tax (NC)
- −$921
- Take-home pay
- $28,782
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,101
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,049
Left over each month
$2,869 gross, minus $471 in tax and $3,049 in living costs.
-$651
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Salisbury, $1,135/mo.
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- 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 Greenville?
$34,430 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 200 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Greenville?
-$651 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,101, and pay covers 2.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Salisbury, about 201 miles away, leaves $1,135 a month, more than Greenville.