Firefighter · Morristown, TN
Firefighter in Morristown: -$214/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Morristown at $36,040 a year. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $30,620 and the 90th is $54,880. Pay ranks 320th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($879/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$214 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Clarksville, about 240 miles away, at $949 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$214
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$36,040
$30,620 to $54,880
Rent (1 bd)
$879
$1,046 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
320th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $36,040.
- Taxes$420
- Rent$879
- Other living costs$1,918
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $36,040
- Federal income tax
- −$2,286
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,757
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $30,997
- Effective tax rate
- 14.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $879
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $2,797
Left over each month
$3,003 gross, minus $420 in tax and $2,797 in living costs.
-$214
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Clarksville, $949/mo.
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Other jobs in Morristown
- 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 Morristown?
$36,040 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Morristown?
-$214 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $879, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Clarksville, about 240 miles away, leaves $949 a month, more than Morristown.