Firefighter · Lubbock, TX
Firefighter in Lubbock: $2,536/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Lubbock at $77,290 a year. About 410 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.11). The 10th percentile is $48,300 and the 90th is $91,010. Pay ranks 46th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($817/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,536 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Abilene is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,006 left over a month), and Lubbock still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,536
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,290
$48,300 to $91,010
Rent (1 bd)
$817
$973 (2 bd)
Employment
410
Location quotient 1.11
Pay rank
46th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $77,290.
- Taxes$1,211
- Rent$817
- Other living costs$1,877
- Left over$2,536
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,290
- Federal income tax
- −$8,618
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,913
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $62,760
- Effective tax rate
- 18.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $817
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,694
Left over each month
$6,441 gross, minus $1,211 in tax and $2,694 in living costs.
$2,536
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Abilene, $2,006/mo.
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Other jobs in Lubbock
- 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 Lubbock?
$77,290 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 410 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Lubbock?
$2,536 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $817, and pay covers 7.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Lubbock leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Abilene at $2,006 a month.