Firefighter · Pensacola, FL
Firefighter in Pensacola: -$29/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Pensacola at $45,770 a year. About 450 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.06). The 10th percentile is $29,900 and the 90th is $64,940. Pay ranks 250th-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,337/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$29 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tallahassee, about 173 miles away, at $1,013 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$29
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$45,770
$29,900 to $64,940
Rent (1 bd)
$1,337
$1,592 (2 bd)
Employment
450
Location quotient 1.06
Pay rank
250th 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 $45,770.
- Taxes$580
- Rent$1,337
- Other living costs$1,927
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $45,770
- Federal income tax
- −$3,454
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$3,501
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $38,815
- Effective tax rate
- 15.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,337
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $525
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,264
Left over each month
$3,814 gross, minus $580 in tax and $3,264 in living costs.
-$29
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tallahassee, $1,013/mo.
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Other jobs in Pensacola
- 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 Pensacola?
$45,770 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 450 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Pensacola?
-$29 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,337, and pay covers 2.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Tallahassee, about 173 miles away, leaves $1,013 a month, more than Pensacola.