Firefighter · Jacksonville, FL
Firefighter in Jacksonville: $921/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Jacksonville at $58,940 a year. About 2,060 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $38,990 and the 90th is $89,840. Pay ranks 144th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,278/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $921 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Port St. Lucie, about 223 miles away, at $1,258 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$921
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,940
$38,990 to $89,840
Rent (1 bd)
$1,278
$1,522 (2 bd)
Employment
2,060
Location quotient 1.21
Pay rank
144th 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 $58,940.
- Taxes$795
- Rent$1,278
- Other living costs$1,917
- Left over$921
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,940
- Federal income tax
- −$5,034
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,509
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,397
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,278
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $515
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,195
Left over each month
$4,912 gross, minus $795 in tax and $3,195 in living costs.
$921
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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- Registered nurse
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- 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 Jacksonville?
$58,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,060 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Jacksonville?
$921 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,278, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Port St. Lucie, about 223 miles away, leaves $1,258 a month, more than Jacksonville.