Firefighter · Philadelphia, PA
Firefighter take-home pay in Philadelphia: $378 left over a month
A local firefighter wage of about $59,500 in Philadelphia, PA, after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,541. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$378
Local pay (annual)
$59,500
$3,816 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,541
$1,835 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a firefighter.
- Taxes$1,143
- Rent$1,541
- Other living costs$1,897
- Left over$378
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $59,500
- Federal income tax
- −$5,102
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,552
- State income tax (PA)
- −$1,827
- City / county wage tax
- −$2,231
- Take-home pay
- $45,789
- Effective tax rate
- 23.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,541
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $418
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,438
Left over each month
$4,958 gross, minus $1,143 in tax and $3,438 in living costs.
$378
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Questions
What is firefighter take-home pay in Philadelphia?
On a local firefighter wage of about $59,500, leftover after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,541 is about $378 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Philadelphia tax a firefighter paycheck?
Philadelphia is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.75%.
How does Philadelphia compare for a firefighter?
Open the Philadelphia paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same firefighter household.