Firefighter · Pittsburgh, PA
Firefighter take-home pay in Pittsburgh: $552 left over a month
A local firefighter wage of about $55,000 in Pittsburgh, PA, after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,191. Leftover is take-home minus modelled monthly costs — not a cost-of-living index.
Left over monthly
$552
Local pay (annual)
$55,000
$3,574 take-home a month
One-bedroom rent
$1,191
$1,418 for a two-bedroom
Where the money goes
One adult, renting a one-bedroom, paid locally as a firefighter.
- Taxes$1,009
- Rent$1,191
- Other living costs$1,831
- Left over$552
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $55,000
- Federal income tax
- −$4,562
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,208
- State income tax (PA)
- −$1,689
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,650
- Take-home pay
- $42,893
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,191
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $497
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,022
Left over each month
$4,583 gross, minus $1,009 in tax and $3,022 in living costs.
$552
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Questions
What is firefighter take-home pay in Pittsburgh?
On a local firefighter wage of about $55,000, leftover after Pennsylvania tax and a one-bedroom rent of $1,191 is about $552 a month. Change the household on the rankings page to size it to you.
Does Pittsburgh tax a firefighter paycheck?
Pittsburgh is in Pennsylvania, which taxes wage income, plus a local wage tax of 3.00%.
How does Pittsburgh compare for a firefighter?
Open the Pittsburgh paycheck page or rank all 387 metros for this job. Head-to-head comparisons apply both tax codes to the same firefighter household.