Firefighter · Jonesboro, AR
Firefighter in Jonesboro: -$299/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Jonesboro at $34,630 a year. About 50 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.34). The 10th percentile is $28,680 and the 90th is $57,000. Pay ranks 329th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($837/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$299 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Evansville, about 235 miles away, at $1,523 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$299
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$34,630
$28,680 to $57,000
Rent (1 bd)
$837
$996 (2 bd)
Employment
50
Location quotient 0.34
Pay rank
329th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $34,630.
- Taxes$492
- Rent$837
- Other living costs$1,856
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $34,630
- Federal income tax
- −$2,117
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,649
- State income tax (AR)
- −$1,138
- Take-home pay
- $28,726
- Effective tax rate
- 17.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $837
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$2,886 gross, minus $492 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
-$299
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Evansville, $1,523/mo.
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- 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 Jonesboro?
$34,630 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 Jonesboro?
-$299 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $837, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Evansville, about 235 miles away, leaves $1,523 a month, more than Jonesboro.