Firefighter · Lawton, OK
Firefighter in Lawton: -$122/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Lawton at $36,500 a year. About 160 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.69). The 10th percentile is $31,640 and the 90th is $64,940. Pay ranks 314th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($811/mo). Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$122 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lubbock, about 211 miles away, at $2,536 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$122
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$36,500
$31,640 to $64,940
Rent (1 bd)
$811
$965 (2 bd)
Employment
160
Location quotient 1.69
Pay rank
314th 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 $36,500.
- Taxes$531
- Rent$811
- Other living costs$1,821
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $36,500
- Federal income tax
- −$2,342
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,792
- State income tax (OK)
- −$1,244
- Take-home pay
- $30,123
- Effective tax rate
- 17.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $811
- Groceries
- $359
- Getting around
- $519
- Healthcare
- $404
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $314
- Total spending
- $2,632
Left over each month
$3,042 gross, minus $531 in tax and $2,632 in living costs.
-$122
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lubbock, $2,536/mo.
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Other jobs in Lawton
- 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 Lawton?
$36,500 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 160 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Lawton?
-$122 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Oklahoma taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $811, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Lubbock, about 211 miles away, leaves $2,536 a month, more than Lawton.