Firefighter · Lancaster, PA
Firefighter in Lancaster: $427/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Lancaster at $54,890 a year. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.20). The 10th percentile is $38,680 and the 90th is $79,500. Pay ranks 167th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,217/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 $427 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 148 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$427
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$54,890
$38,680 to $79,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,217
$1,449 (2 bd)
Employment
110
Location quotient 0.20
Pay rank
167th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $54,890.
- Taxes$915
- Rent$1,217
- Other living costs$2,015
- Left over$427
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $54,890
- Federal income tax
- −$4,548
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,199
- State income tax (PA)
- −$1,685
- City / county wage tax
- −$549
- Take-home pay
- $43,909
- Effective tax rate
- 20.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,217
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,232
Left over each month
$4,574 gross, minus $915 in tax and $3,232 in living costs.
$427
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 Lancaster
- Registered nurse
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- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
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- 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 Lancaster?
$54,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 110 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Lancaster?
$427 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 $1,217, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 148 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Lancaster.