Firefighter · Homosassa Springs, FL
Firefighter in Homosassa Springs: $294/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Homosassa Springs at $47,340 a year. About 50 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.65). The 10th percentile is $31,670 and the 90th is $74,510. Pay ranks 224th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $294 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Port St. Lucie, about 173 miles away, at $1,258 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$294
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,340
$31,670 to $74,510
Rent (1 bd)
$1,089
$1,297 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.65
Pay rank
224th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $47,340.
- Taxes$605
- Rent$1,089
- Other living costs$1,957
- Left over$294
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,340
- Federal income tax
- −$3,642
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,622
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $40,076
- Effective tax rate
- 15.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,089
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $555
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,046
Left over each month
$3,945 gross, minus $605 in tax and $3,046 in living costs.
$294
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Port St. Lucie, $1,258/mo.
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Other jobs in Homosassa Springs
- 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 Homosassa Springs?
$47,340 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Homosassa Springs?
$294 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 3.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Port St. Lucie, about 173 miles away, leaves $1,258 a month, more than Homosassa Springs.