Firefighter · Macon, GA
Firefighter in Macon: $89/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Macon at $45,660 a year. About 450 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.14). The 10th percentile is $35,410 and the 90th is $56,870. Pay ranks 252nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $89 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tallahassee, about 176 miles away, at $1,013 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$89
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$45,660
$35,410 to $56,870
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
450
Location quotient 2.14
Pay rank
252nd 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 $45,660.
- Taxes$723
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,983
- Left over$89
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $45,660
- Federal income tax
- −$3,441
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,493
- State income tax (GA)
- −$1,747
- Take-home pay
- $36,979
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $585
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,993
Left over each month
$3,805 gross, minus $723 in tax and $2,993 in living costs.
$89
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tallahassee, $1,013/mo.
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Other jobs in Macon
- 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 Macon?
$45,660 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 450 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Macon?
$89 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 3.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Tallahassee, about 176 miles away, leaves $1,013 a month, more than Macon.