Firefighter · New York, NY
Firefighter in New York: $1,023/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in New York at $106,420 a year. About 14,960 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.71). The 10th percentile is $56,390 and the 90th is $115,380. Pay ranks 3rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($3,018/mo). New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,023 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 181 miles away, at $3,311 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,023
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$106,420
$56,390 to $115,380
Rent (1 bd)
$3,018
$3,593 (2 bd)
Employment
14,960
Location quotient 0.71
Pay rank
3rd 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 $106,420.
- Taxes$2,682
- Rent$3,018
- Other$2,145
- Left$1,023
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $106,420
- Federal income tax
- −$14,582
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$8,141
- State income tax (NY)
- −$5,337
- City / county wage tax
- −$4,125
- Take-home pay
- $74,235
- Effective tax rate
- 30.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $3,018
- Groceries
- $496
- Getting around
- $347
- Healthcare
- $558
- Utilities and internet
- $310
- Everything else
- $434
- Total spending
- $5,163
After tax and rent
$1,023 left/mo
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,311/mo.
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Compare New York with another city
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Questions
What does a firefighter make in New York?
$106,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 14,960 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in New York?
$1,023 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New York taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 3.88% city wage tax Rent is $3,018, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 181 miles away, leaves $3,311 a month, more than New York.