Firefighter · Gulfport, MS
Firefighter in Gulfport: -$179/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Gulfport at $41,760 a year. About 730 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.09). The 10th percentile is $28,880 and the 90th is $52,500. Pay ranks 281st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,060/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$179 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tuscaloosa, about 194 miles away, at $918 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$179
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$41,760
$28,880 to $52,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,060
$1,262 (2 bd)
Employment
730
Location quotient 2.09
Pay rank
281st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $41,760.
- Taxes$659
- Rent$1,060
- Other living costs$1,940
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $41,760
- Federal income tax
- −$2,973
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,195
- State income tax (MS)
- −$1,736
- Take-home pay
- $33,856
- Effective tax rate
- 18.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,060
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $584
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$3,480 gross, minus $659 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
-$179
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tuscaloosa, $918/mo.
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Other jobs in Gulfport
- 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 Gulfport?
$41,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 730 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Gulfport?
-$179 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,060, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Tuscaloosa, about 194 miles away, leaves $918 a month, more than Gulfport.