Firefighter · Panama City, FL
Firefighter in Panama City: -$28/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Panama City at $46,580 a year. About 250 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.24). The 10th percentile is $33,570 and the 90th is $72,140. Pay ranks 238th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,328/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$28 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Wildwood, about 240 miles away, at $1,035 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$28
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$46,580
$33,570 to $72,140
Rent (1 bd)
$1,328
$1,581 (2 bd)
Employment
250
Location quotient 1.24
Pay rank
238th of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $46,580.
- Taxes$593
- Rent$1,328
- Other living costs$1,989
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $46,580
- Federal income tax
- −$3,551
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,563
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $39,466
- Effective tax rate
- 15.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,328
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $587
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,317
Left over each month
$3,882 gross, minus $593 in tax and $3,317 in living costs.
-$28
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Wildwood, $1,035/mo.
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Other jobs in Panama City
- 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 Panama City?
$46,580 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 250 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Panama City?
-$28 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,328, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Wildwood, about 240 miles away, leaves $1,035 a month, more than Panama City.