Firefighter · Huntington, WV
Firefighter in Huntington: -$321/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Huntington at $36,060 a year. About 230 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $27,340 and the 90th is $48,730. Pay ranks 319th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($801/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$321 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fort Wayne, about 231 miles away, at $1,943 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$321
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$36,060
$27,340 to $48,730
Rent (1 bd)
$801
$954 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.74
Pay rank
319th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $36,060.
- Taxes$507
- Rent$801
- Other living costs$2,018
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $36,060
- Federal income tax
- −$2,289
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,759
- State income tax (WV)
- −$1,034
- Take-home pay
- $29,978
- Effective tax rate
- 16.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $801
- Groceries
- $389
- Getting around
- $607
- Healthcare
- $438
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $341
- Total spending
- $2,819
Left over each month
$3,005 gross, minus $507 in tax and $2,819 in living costs.
-$321
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fort Wayne, $1,943/mo.
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Other jobs in Huntington
- 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 Huntington?
$36,060 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Huntington?
-$321 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $801, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Fort Wayne, about 231 miles away, leaves $1,943 a month, more than Huntington.