Firefighter · Midland, TX
Firefighter in Midland: $1,072/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Midland median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Texas median, $60,180 a year. Texas has about 28,170 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $40,020 and the 90th is $77,170. On the pay used here, Midland ranks 142nd-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,254/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,072 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Lubbock, about 95 miles away, at $2,574 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,072
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$60,180
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,254
$1,493 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
142nd of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $60,180.
- Taxes$804
- Rent$1,254
- Other$1,885
- Left$1,072
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $60,180
- Federal income tax
- −$5,042
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,604
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $50,535
- Effective tax rate
- 16.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,254
- Groceries
- $363
- Getting around
- $570
- Healthcare
- $408
- Utilities and internet
- $227
- Everything else
- $317
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$1,072 left/mo
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Lubbock, $2,574/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Midland?
$60,180 a year. That figure is the Texas median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Midland?
$1,072 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,254, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Lubbock, about 95 miles away, leaves $2,574 a month, more than Midland.