Firefighter · North Port, FL
Firefighter in North Port: $847/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in North Port at $62,120 a year. About 650 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $37,000 and the 90th is $90,800. Pay ranks 109th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,559/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $847 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Port St. Lucie, about 122 miles away, at $1,258 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$847
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,120
$37,000 to $90,800
Rent (1 bd)
$1,559
$1,856 (2 bd)
Employment
650
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
109th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $62,120.
- Taxes$847
- Rent$1,559
- Other living costs$1,923
- Left over$847
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,120
- Federal income tax
- −$5,416
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,752
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $51,952
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,559
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $521
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,482
Left over each month
$5,177 gross, minus $847 in tax and $3,482 in living costs.
$847
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Port St. Lucie, $1,258/mo.
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Other jobs in North Port
- 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 North Port?
$62,120 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 650 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in North Port?
$847 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,559, and pay covers 3.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Port St. Lucie, about 122 miles away, leaves $1,258 a month, more than North Port.