Firefighter · Lynchburg, VA
Firefighter in Lynchburg: $145/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Lynchburg at $45,450 a year. About 260 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.21). The 10th percentile is $34,070 and the 90th is $49,890. Pay ranks 256th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($948/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $145 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Altoona, about 222 miles away, at $1,837 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$145
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$45,450
$34,070 to $49,890
Rent (1 bd)
$948
$1,128 (2 bd)
Employment
260
Location quotient 1.21
Pay rank
256th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $45,450.
- Taxes$730
- Rent$948
- Other living costs$1,965
- Left over$145
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $45,450
- Federal income tax
- −$3,416
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,477
- State income tax (VA)
- −$1,867
- Take-home pay
- $36,690
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $948
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $560
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$3,788 gross, minus $730 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$145
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Altoona, $1,837/mo.
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Other jobs in Lynchburg
- 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 Lynchburg?
$45,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 260 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Lynchburg?
$145 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $948, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Altoona, about 222 miles away, leaves $1,837 a month, more than Lynchburg.