Firefighter · Jacksonville, NC
Firefighter in Jacksonville: $207/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Jacksonville at $47,870 a year. About 340 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.94). The 10th percentile is $30,530 and the 90th is $63,270. Pay ranks 218th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,149/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $207 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Richmond, about 183 miles away, at $704 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$207
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,870
$30,530 to $63,270
Rent (1 bd)
$1,149
$1,368 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 2.94
Pay rank
218th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $47,870.
- Taxes$738
- Rent$1,149
- Other living costs$1,895
- Left over$207
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,870
- Federal income tax
- −$3,706
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,662
- State income tax (NC)
- −$1,493
- Take-home pay
- $39,009
- Effective tax rate
- 18.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,149
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,044
Left over each month
$3,989 gross, minus $738 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.
$207
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Richmond, $704/mo.
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Other jobs in Jacksonville
- 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 Jacksonville?
$47,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Jacksonville?
$207 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,149, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Richmond, about 183 miles away, leaves $704 a month, more than Jacksonville.