Firefighter · Port St. Lucie, FL
Firefighter in Port St. Lucie: $1,258/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median firefighter wage in Port St. Lucie at $72,760 a year. About 600 firefighter jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.59). The 10th percentile is $51,110 and the 90th is $110,120. Pay ranks 63rd-highest of 346 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,744/mo). Florida has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,258 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Wildwood is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,035 left over a month), and Port St. Lucie still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,258
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,760
$51,110 to $110,120
Rent (1 bd)
$1,744
$2,076 (2 bd)
Employment
600
Location quotient 1.59
Pay rank
63rd of 346
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, firefighter pay of $72,760.
- Taxes$1,099
- Rent$1,744
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$1,258
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,760
- Federal income tax
- −$7,621
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,566
- State income tax (FL)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $59,573
- Effective tax rate
- 18.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,744
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $559
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,706
Left over each month
$6,063 gross, minus $1,099 in tax and $3,706 in living costs.
$1,258
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 Port St. Lucie
- 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 Port St. Lucie?
$72,760 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 firefighter jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a firefighter in Port St. Lucie?
$1,258 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Florida has no state income tax Rent is $1,744, and pay covers 3.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a firefighter keep more?
Port St. Lucie leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Wildwood at $1,035 a month.