Firefighter · Palm Bay, FL
Firefighter in Palm Bay: -$236/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Palm Bay at $43,850 a year. About 810 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.49). The 10th percentile is $36,210 and the 90th is $64,190. Pay ranks 271st-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$236 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Port St. Lucie, about 76 miles away, at $1,258 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$236
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$43,850
$36,210 to $64,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,399
$1,665 (2 bd)
Employment
810
Location quotient 1.49
Pay rank
271st of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $43,850.
- Taxes$548
- Rent$1,399
- Other living costs$1,943
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $43,850
- Federal income tax
- −$3,224
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,355
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $37,272
- Effective tax rate
- 15.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,399
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,342
Left over each month
$3,654 gross, minus $548 in tax and $3,342 in living costs.
-$236
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 Palm Bay
- 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 Palm Bay?
$43,850 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 810 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Palm Bay?
-$236 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 2.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Port St. Lucie, about 76 miles away, leaves $1,258 a month, more than Palm Bay.