Firefighter · Mobile, AL
Firefighter in Mobile: $147/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Mobile at $46,770 a year. About 710 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.86). The 10th percentile is $34,980 and the 90th is $75,820. Pay ranks 236th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $147 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tallahassee, about 235 miles away, at $1,013 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$147
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,770
$34,980 to $75,820
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,171 (2 bd)
Employment
710
Location quotient 1.86
Pay rank
236th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,770.
- Taxes$814
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,952
- Left over$147
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,770
- Federal income tax
- −$3,574
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,578
- State income tax (AL)
- −$2,149
- City / county wage tax
- −$468
- Take-home pay
- $37,002
- Effective tax rate
- 20.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $588
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $2,936
Left over each month
$3,898 gross, minus $814 in tax and $2,936 in living costs.
$147
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 Mobile
- 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 Mobile?
$46,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 710 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Mobile?
$147 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alabama taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Tallahassee, about 235 miles away, leaves $1,013 a month, more than Mobile.