Firefighter · Hattiesburg, MS
Firefighter in Hattiesburg: -$861/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Hattiesburg at $30,830 a year. About 130 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $29,360 and the 90th is $37,980. Pay ranks 340th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$861 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tuscaloosa, about 156 miles away, at $918 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$861
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$30,830
$29,360 to $37,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
130
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
340th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $30,830.
- Taxes$440
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$1,936
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $30,830
- Federal income tax
- −$1,661
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,358
- State income tax (MS)
- −$1,255
- Take-home pay
- $25,555
- Effective tax rate
- 17.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$2,569 gross, minus $440 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
-$861
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 Hattiesburg
- 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 Hattiesburg?
$30,830 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 130 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Hattiesburg?
-$861 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 2.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Tuscaloosa, about 156 miles away, leaves $918 a month, more than Hattiesburg.