Firefighter · Lakeland, FL
Firefighter in Lakeland: $123/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Lakeland at $48,560 a year. About 560 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.96). The 10th percentile is $36,190 and the 90th is $76,360. Pay ranks 207th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,333/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $123 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Port St. Lucie, about 93 miles away, at $1,258 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$123
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$48,560
$36,190 to $76,360
Rent (1 bd)
$1,333
$1,587 (2 bd)
Employment
560
Location quotient 0.96
Pay rank
207th 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 $48,560.
- Taxes$625
- Rent$1,333
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$123
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $48,560
- Federal income tax
- −$3,789
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,715
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $41,056
- Effective tax rate
- 15.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,333
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $563
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,298
Left over each month
$4,047 gross, minus $625 in tax and $3,298 in living costs.
$123
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Port St. Lucie, $1,258/mo.
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Other jobs in Lakeland
- 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 Lakeland?
$48,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 560 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Lakeland?
$123 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,333, and pay covers 3.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Port St. Lucie, about 93 miles away, leaves $1,258 a month, more than Lakeland.