Firefighter · Knoxville, TN
Firefighter in Knoxville: $144/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Knoxville at $47,160 a year. About 970 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 $31,790 and the 90th is $70,450. Pay ranks 227th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,296/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $144 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
$144
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$47,160
$31,790 to $70,450
Rent (1 bd)
$1,296
$1,543 (2 bd)
Employment
970
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
227th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $47,160.
- Taxes$602
- Rent$1,296
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$144
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $47,160
- Federal income tax
- −$3,621
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,608
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $39,932
- Effective tax rate
- 15.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,296
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,184
Left over each month
$3,930 gross, minus $602 in tax and $3,184 in living costs.
$144
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
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- 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 Knoxville?
$47,160 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 970 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Knoxville?
$144 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,296, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Evansville, about 235 miles away, leaves $1,523 a month, more than Knoxville.