Firefighter · New Orleans, LA
Firefighter in New Orleans: -$424/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in New Orleans at $37,250 a year. About 1,110 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 $23,070 and the 90th is $61,350. Pay ranks 305th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,223/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$424 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Crestview, about 212 miles away, at $507 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$424
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$37,250
$23,070 to $61,350
Rent (1 bd)
$1,223
$1,456 (2 bd)
Employment
1,110
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
305th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $37,250.
- Taxes$502
- Rent$1,223
- Other living costs$1,803
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $37,250
- Federal income tax
- −$2,432
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,850
- State income tax (LA)
- −$743
- Take-home pay
- $31,226
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,223
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $498
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,026
Left over each month
$3,104 gross, minus $502 in tax and $3,026 in living costs.
-$424
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Crestview, $507/mo.
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- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
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- Construction manager
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in New Orleans?
$37,250 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,110 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in New Orleans?
-$424 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,223, and pay covers 2.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Crestview, about 212 miles away, leaves $507 a month, more than New Orleans.