Firefighter · New York, NY
Firefighter take-home pay in New York: -$962 left over a month
A local firefighter wage of about $68,000 in New York, NY, after New York tax and a one-bedroom rent of $3,021. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
-$962
Local pay (annual)
$68,000
$4,204 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$3,021
$3,597 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a firefighter.
- Taxes$1,462
- Rent$3,021
- Other living costs$2,145
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $68,000
- Federal income tax
- −$6,574
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,202
- State income tax (NY)
- −$3,135
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,636
- Take-home pay
- $50,453
- Effective tax rate
- 25.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $3,021
- Groceries
- $496
- Getting around
- $347
- Healthcare
- $558
- Utilities and internet
- $310
- Everything else
- $434
- Total spending
- $5,166
Left over each month
$5,667 gross, minus $1,462 in tax and $5,166 in living costs.
-$962
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Questions
What is firefighter take-home pay in New York?
On a local firefighter wage of about $68,000, leftover after New York tax and a one-bedroom rent of $3,021 is about -$962 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does New York tax a firefighter paycheck?
New York is in New York, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.88%.
How does New York compare for a firefighter?
Open the New York paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same firefighter household.