Firefighter · Johnson City, TN
Firefighter in Johnson City: $33/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Johnson City at $40,720 a year. About 100 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.55). The 10th percentile is $27,390 and the 90th is $45,180. Pay ranks 284th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($969/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $33 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Cincinnati, about 227 miles away, at $870 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$33
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$40,720
$27,390 to $45,180
Rent (1 bd)
$969
$1,154 (2 bd)
Employment
100
Location quotient 0.55
Pay rank
284th 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 $40,720.
- Taxes$497
- Rent$969
- Other living costs$1,894
- Left over$33
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $40,720
- Federal income tax
- −$2,848
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,115
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $34,757
- Effective tax rate
- 14.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $969
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $556
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,863
Left over each month
$3,393 gross, minus $497 in tax and $2,863 in living costs.
$33
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Cincinnati, $870/mo.
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Other jobs in Johnson City
- 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 Johnson City?
$40,720 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 100 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Johnson City?
$33 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $969, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Cincinnati, about 227 miles away, leaves $870 a month, more than Johnson City.