Firefighter · Pinehurst, NC
Firefighter in Pinehurst: -$826/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Pinehurst at $34,200 a year. About 190 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 2.01). The 10th percentile is $27,260 and the 90th is $50,830. Pay ranks 332nd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 2.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,280/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps -$826 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Richmond, about 185 miles away, at $704 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
-$826
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$34,200
$27,260 to $50,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,280
$1,524 (2 bd)
Employment
190
Location quotient 2.01
Pay rank
332nd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
2.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $34,200.
- Taxes$466
- Rent$1,280
- Other living costs$1,930
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $34,200
- Federal income tax
- −$2,066
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$2,616
- State income tax (NC)
- −$912
- Take-home pay
- $28,607
- Effective tax rate
- 16.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,280
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $535
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,210
Left over each month
$2,850 gross, minus $466 in tax and $3,210 in living costs.
-$826
Rank every metro for a firefighter
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Richmond, $704/mo.
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Other jobs in Pinehurst
- 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 Pinehurst?
$34,200 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 190 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Pinehurst?
-$826 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,280, and pay covers 2.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Richmond, about 185 miles away, leaves $704 a month, more than Pinehurst.