Firefighter · Manchester, NH
Firefighter in Manchester: $241/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Manchester at $58,560 a year. About 760 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.70). The 10th percentile is $37,290 and the 90th is $80,190. Pay ranks 149th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,796/mo). New Hampshire has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $241 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Glens Falls, about 103 miles away, at $3,000 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$241
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,560
$37,290 to $80,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,796
$2,138 (2 bd)
Employment
760
Location quotient 1.70
Pay rank
149th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $58,560.
- Taxes$789
- Rent$1,796
- Other living costs$2,054
- Left over$241
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,560
- Federal income tax
- −$4,989
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,480
- State income tax (NH)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,091
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,796
- Groceries
- $415
- Getting around
- $551
- Healthcare
- $467
- Utilities and internet
- $259
- Everything else
- $363
- Total spending
- $3,850
Left over each month
$4,880 gross, minus $789 in tax and $3,850 in living costs.
$241
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Glens Falls, $3,000/mo.
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Other jobs in Manchester
- 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 Manchester?
$58,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 760 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Manchester?
$241 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Hampshire has no state income tax Rent is $1,796, and pay covers 2.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Glens Falls, about 103 miles away, leaves $3,000 a month, more than Manchester.