Firefighter · Kingsport, TN
Firefighter in Kingsport: $277/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Kingsport at $44,110 a year. About 270 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $29,010 and the 90th is $60,020. Pay ranks 268th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($932/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $277 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 240 miles away, at $1,211 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$277
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$44,110
$29,010 to $60,020
Rent (1 bd)
$932
$1,109 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
268th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $44,110.
- Taxes$552
- Rent$932
- Other living costs$1,914
- Left over$277
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $44,110
- Federal income tax
- −$3,255
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,374
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $37,481
- Effective tax rate
- 15.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $932
- Groceries
- $372
- Getting around
- $565
- Healthcare
- $419
- Utilities and internet
- $233
- Everything else
- $326
- Total spending
- $2,846
Left over each month
$3,676 gross, minus $552 in tax and $2,846 in living costs.
$277
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $1,211/mo.
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Other jobs in Kingsport
- 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 Kingsport?
$44,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 270 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Kingsport?
$277 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $932, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Springfield, about 240 miles away, leaves $1,211 a month, more than Kingsport.