Firefighter · Hinesville, GA
Firefighter in Hinesville: -$5/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Hinesville at $49,210 a year. About 150 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 3.22). The 10th percentile is $33,960 and the 90th is $63,270. Pay ranks 202nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,310/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$5 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wildwood, about 214 miles away, at $1,035 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$5
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$49,210
$33,960 to $63,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,310
$1,560 (2 bd)
Employment
150
Location quotient 3.22
Pay rank
202nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $49,210.
- Taxes$797
- Rent$1,310
- Other living costs$1,999
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $49,210
- Federal income tax
- −$3,867
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,765
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,931
- Take-home pay
- $39,648
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,310
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,309
Left over each month
$4,101 gross, minus $797 in tax and $3,309 in living costs.
-$5
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wildwood, $1,035/mo.
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Other jobs in Hinesville
- 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 Hinesville?
$49,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 150 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Hinesville?
-$5 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,310, and pay covers 3.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Wildwood, about 214 miles away, leaves $1,035 a month, more than Hinesville.