Firefighter · Johnstown, PA
Firefighter in Johnstown: $650/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Johnstown at $51,050 a year. About 50 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.43). The 10th percentile is $43,070 and the 90th is $58,500. Pay ranks 181st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($722/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $650 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 152 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$650
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$51,050
$43,070 to $58,500
Rent (1 bd)
$722
$859 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.43
Pay rank
181st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $51,050.
- Taxes$839
- Rent$722
- Other living costs$2,043
- Left over$650
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $51,050
- Federal income tax
- −$4,088
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,905
- State income tax (PA)
- −$1,567
- City / county wage tax
- −$511
- Take-home pay
- $40,979
- Effective tax rate
- 19.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $722
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $2,765
Left over each month
$4,254 gross, minus $839 in tax and $2,765 in living costs.
$650
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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Other jobs in Johnstown
- 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 Johnstown?
$51,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 50 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Johnstown?
$650 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $722, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 152 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Johnstown.