Firefighter · Hot Springs, AR
Firefighter in Hot Springs: -$476/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Hot Springs at $31,440 a year. About 90 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.07). The 10th percentile is $27,410 and the 90th is $37,630. Pay ranks 338th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$476 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 191 miles away, at $1,469 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$476
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$31,440
$27,410 to $37,630
Rent (1 bd)
$811
$965 (2 bd)
Employment
90
Location quotient 1.07
Pay rank
338th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $31,440.
- Taxes$429
- Rent$811
- Other living costs$1,856
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $31,440
- Federal income tax
- −$1,734
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,405
- State income tax (AR)
- −$1,013
- Take-home pay
- $26,287
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $811
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,667
Left over each month
$2,620 gross, minus $429 in tax and $2,667 in living costs.
-$476
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $1,469/mo.
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Other jobs in Hot 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 Hot Springs?
$31,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 90 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Hot Springs?
-$476 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Memphis, about 191 miles away, leaves $1,469 a month, more than Hot Springs.