Firefighter · Ocala, FL
Firefighter in Ocala: $881/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Ocala median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Florida median, $58,550 a year. Florida has about 24,570 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $37,260 and the 90th is $93,310. On the pay used here, Ocala ranks 170th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 4.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,226/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $881 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Port St. Lucie, about 168 miles away, at $1,258 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$881
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$58,550
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$1,226
$1,459 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
170th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
4.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $58,550.
- Taxes$789
- Rent$1,226
- Other living costs$1,983
- Left over$881
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $58,550
- Federal income tax
- −$4,988
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,479
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $49,083
- Effective tax rate
- 16.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,226
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $581
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,209
Left over each month
$4,879 gross, minus $789 in tax and $3,209 in living costs.
$881
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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Questions
What does a firefighter make in Ocala?
$58,550 a year. That figure is the Florida median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Ocala?
$881 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,226, and pay covers 4.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Port St. Lucie, about 168 miles away, leaves $1,258 a month, more than Ocala.