Firefighter · Monroe, LA
Firefighter in Monroe: -$1,063/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Monroe at $22,800 a year. About 280 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.45). The 10th percentile is $21,380 and the 90th is $35,180. Pay ranks 346th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($860/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$1,063 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Beaumont, about 220 miles away, at $1,648 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$1,063
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$22,800
$21,380 to $35,180
Rent (1 bd)
$860
$1,024 (2 bd)
Employment
280
Location quotient 1.45
Pay rank
346th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $22,800.
- Taxes$236
- Rent$860
- Other living costs$1,867
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $22,800
- Federal income tax
- −$780
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$1,744
- State income tax (LA)
- −$309
- Take-home pay
- $19,967
- Effective tax rate
- 12.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $860
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $2,727
Left over each month
$1,900 gross, minus $236 in tax and $2,727 in living costs.
-$1,063
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Beaumont, $1,648/mo.
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Other jobs in Monroe
- 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 Monroe?
$22,800 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 280 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Monroe?
-$1,063 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $860, and pay covers 2.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Beaumont, about 220 miles away, leaves $1,648 a month, more than Monroe.