Firefighter · New Haven, CT
Firefighter in New Haven: $1,392/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in New Haven at $79,380 a year. About 570 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $63,600 and the 90th is $86,150. Pay ranks 35th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,655/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,392 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 210 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,392
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,380
$63,600 to $86,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,655
$1,970 (2 bd)
Employment
570
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
35th 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 $79,380.
- Taxes$1,564
- Rent$1,655
- Other living costs$2,004
- Left over$1,392
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,380
- Federal income tax
- −$9,078
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,073
- State income tax (CT)
- −$3,616
- Take-home pay
- $60,614
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,655
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,659
Left over each month
$6,615 gross, minus $1,564 in tax and $3,659 in living costs.
$1,392
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in New Haven?
$79,380 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 570 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in New Haven?
$1,392 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,655, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 210 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than New Haven.