Firefighter · McAllen, TX
Firefighter in McAllen: $857/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in McAllen at $50,740 a year. About 390 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.59). The 10th percentile is $28,860 and the 90th is $64,130. Pay ranks 185th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($863/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $857 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is San Antonio, about 211 miles away, at $1,434 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$857
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$50,740
$28,860 to $64,130
Rent (1 bd)
$863
$1,027 (2 bd)
Employment
390
Location quotient 0.59
Pay rank
185th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $50,740.
- Taxes$661
- Rent$863
- Other living costs$1,847
- Left over$857
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $50,740
- Federal income tax
- −$4,050
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,882
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $42,808
- Effective tax rate
- 15.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $863
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $532
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $2,710
Left over each month
$4,228 gross, minus $661 in tax and $2,710 in living costs.
$857
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: San Antonio, $1,434/mo.
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Other jobs in McAllen
- 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 McAllen?
$50,740 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 390 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in McAllen?
$857 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $863, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
San Antonio, about 211 miles away, leaves $1,434 a month, more than McAllen.