Firefighter · Owensboro, KY
Firefighter in Owensboro: -$381/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 did not publish a Owensboro median for this job. The paycheck used here is the Kentucky median, $37,150 a year. Kentucky has about 5,150 firefighter jobs. The 10th percentile is $27,870 and the 90th is $60,720. On the pay used here, Owensboro ranks 345th-highest of 387 metros. Pay is 3.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($917/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$381 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Bloomington, about 216 miles away, at $1,729 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$381
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$37,150
State median
Rent (1 bd)
$917
$1,092 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
345th of 387
Includes estimated pay
Pay vs rent
3.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $37,150.
- Taxes$598
- Rent$917
- Other living costs$1,962
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $37,150
- Federal income tax
- −$2,420
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,842
- State income tax (KY)
- −$1,355
- City / county wage tax
- −$557
- Take-home pay
- $29,976
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $917
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $593
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,879
Left over each month
$3,096 gross, minus $598 in tax and $2,879 in living costs.
-$381
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Bloomington, $1,729/mo.
Firefighter leftover by city →Best cities for firefighters to move to →Firefighter nearby
Other jobs in Owensboro
- 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 Owensboro?
$37,150 a year. That figure is the Kentucky median from BLS OEWS May 2025, because the metro wage was not published.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Owensboro?
-$381 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $917, and pay covers 3.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Bloomington, about 216 miles away, leaves $1,729 a month, more than Owensboro.