Firefighter · Myrtle Beach, SC
Firefighter in Myrtle Beach: -$138/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Myrtle Beach at $45,890 a year. About 820 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.53). The 10th percentile is $39,230 and the 90th is $58,970. Pay ranks 248th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,319/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$138 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Rocky Mount, about 155 miles away, at $453 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$138
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$45,890
$39,230 to $58,970
Rent (1 bd)
$1,319
$1,570 (2 bd)
Employment
820
Location quotient 2.53
Pay rank
248th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $45,890.
- Taxes$687
- Rent$1,319
- Other living costs$1,956
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $45,890
- Federal income tax
- −$3,468
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,511
- State income tax (SC)
- −$1,263
- Take-home pay
- $37,648
- Effective tax rate
- 18.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,319
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $564
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,275
Left over each month
$3,824 gross, minus $687 in tax and $3,275 in living costs.
-$138
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Rocky Mount, $453/mo.
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Other jobs in Myrtle Beach
- 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 Myrtle Beach?
$45,890 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 820 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Myrtle Beach?
-$138 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,319, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Rocky Mount, about 155 miles away, leaves $453 a month, more than Myrtle Beach.