Firefighter · Houston, TX
Firefighter in Houston: $1,001/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Houston at $59,120 a year. About 5,780 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.79). The 10th percentile is $44,600 and the 90th is $72,970. Pay ranks 140th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,001 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 71 miles away, at $1,669 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,001
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$59,120
$44,600 to $72,970
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
5,780
Location quotient 0.79
Pay rank
140th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $59,120.
- Taxes$786
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$1,001
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,120
- Federal income tax
- −$4,914
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,523
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,683
- Effective tax rate
- 16.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$1,001 left/mo
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,669/mo.
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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Houston?
$59,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,780 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Houston?
$1,001 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 4.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Beaumont, about 71 miles away, leaves $1,669 a month, more than Houston.