Firefighter · Memphis, TN
Firefighter in Memphis: $1,469/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Memphis at $62,910 a year. About 1,660 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $36,290 and the 90th is $70,460. Pay ranks 98th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,045/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,469 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Evansville, about 244 miles away, at $1,523 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,469
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,910
$36,290 to $70,460
Rent (1 bd)
$1,045
$1,244 (2 bd)
Employment
1,660
Location quotient 1.22
Pay rank
98th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $62,910.
- Taxes$860
- Rent$1,045
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$1,469
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,910
- Federal income tax
- −$5,511
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,813
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $52,587
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,045
- Groceries
- $364
- Getting around
- $548
- Healthcare
- $410
- Utilities and internet
- $228
- Everything else
- $319
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$5,243 gross, minus $860 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$1,469
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Evansville, $1,523/mo.
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Memphis?
$62,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,660 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Memphis?
$1,469 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,045, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Evansville, about 244 miles away, leaves $1,523 a month, more than Memphis.