Firefighter · Longview, TX
Firefighter in Longview: $521/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Longview at $45,820 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 $31,710 and the 90th is $58,980. Pay ranks 249th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($832/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $521 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 165 miles away, at $1,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$521
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$45,820
$31,710 to $58,980
Rent (1 bd)
$832
$991 (2 bd)
Employment
270
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
249th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $45,820.
- Taxes$580
- Rent$832
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$521
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $45,820
- Federal income tax
- −$3,460
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,505
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $38,855
- Effective tax rate
- 15.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $832
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,717
Left over each month
$3,818 gross, minus $580 in tax and $2,717 in living costs.
$521
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,648/mo.
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Other jobs in Longview
- 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 Longview?
$45,820 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 Longview?
$521 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $832, and pay covers 4.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Beaumont, about 165 miles away, leaves $1,648 a month, more than Longview.