Firefighter · Norwich, CT
Firefighter in Norwich: $478/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Norwich at $62,850 a year. About 340 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.22). The 10th percentile is $49,470 and the 90th is $76,290. Pay ranks 99th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,618/mo). Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $478 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Elmira, about 244 miles away, at $3,273 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$478
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$62,850
$49,470 to $76,290
Rent (1 bd)
$1,618
$1,926 (2 bd)
Employment
340
Location quotient 1.22
Pay rank
99th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $62,850.
- Taxes$1,085
- Rent$1,618
- Other living costs$2,057
- Left over$478
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $62,850
- Federal income tax
- −$5,504
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,808
- State income tax (CT)
- −$2,707
- Take-home pay
- $49,832
- Effective tax rate
- 20.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,618
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $577
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,675
Left over each month
$5,238 gross, minus $1,085 in tax and $3,675 in living costs.
$478
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Elmira, $3,273/mo.
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Other jobs in Norwich
- 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 Norwich?
$62,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 340 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Norwich?
$478 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Connecticut taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,618, and pay covers 3.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Elmira, about 244 miles away, leaves $3,273 a month, more than Norwich.