Firefighter · Hartford, CT
Firefighter in Hartford: $1,231/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Hartford at $75,990 a year. About 930 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $49,120 and the 90th is $85,500. Pay ranks 51st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,625/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,231 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 219 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,231
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,990
$49,120 to $85,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,625
$1,934 (2 bd)
Employment
930
Location quotient 0.70
Pay rank
51st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $75,990.
- Taxes$1,465
- Rent$1,625
- Other living costs$2,012
- Left over$1,231
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,990
- Federal income tax
- −$8,332
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,813
- State income tax (CT)
- −$3,429
- Take-home pay
- $58,416
- Effective tax rate
- 23.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,625
- Groceries
- $412
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $464
- Utilities and internet
- $258
- Everything else
- $361
- Total spending
- $3,637
Left over each month
$6,333 gross, minus $1,465 in tax and $3,637 in living costs.
$1,231
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Hartford?
$75,990 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 930 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Hartford?
$1,231 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,625, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 219 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Hartford.